Pterostylis timothyi (D.L.Jones) Janes & Duretto

Brittle snail orchid (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Rosette leaves 4–7, ovate, 5–11 x 4–6mm, bright green with prominent veins, margins entire. Flower stem 60–13  tall, thin, brittle, smooth or slightly rough; stem leaves 1–2, small. Ovary smooth or slightly rough. Flower stiffly erect, 11–12.5 x 3–4mm, translucent white with green stripes and suffusions, apex tan. Dorsal sepal about as long as petals, tapered to pointed apex. Sinus shallowly curved in side view, shallowly notched in front view with brown central area. Free points filiform, 12–1  long, thin, erect. Labellum hidden, curved forward at apex, 3–4 x 1.5–2.2mm, ovate, brown, margins glabrous.
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Growth form herb
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Widespread but localised, growing under shrubs in dense habitats including mallee communities and woodland in freely draining sands and gravelly loam.
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Distribution

Pterostylis timothyi world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77107141-1
WFO ID wfo-0000918520
COL ID 4Q6L5
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Synonyms

Pterostylis timothyi Linguella timothyi