WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Anzybas abditus

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Name and Authority

Anzybas abditus (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Synonyms (previous names)

Corybas abditus

Common Name

Small Helmet Orchid

Originally Described by

David Jones in Australian Orchid Research 2: 44 (1991) as Corybas abditus

Distribution and Habitat

Donnybrook to Albany with disjunct populations at Gingin and Esperance, growing in peaty soils in seasonally wet flats and drainage lines.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · · · Oct Nov ·

Description

A rarely seen species 10–20 mm high (when flowering) with a smooth, bluish-green, heart-shaped leaf 8–18 mm long by 6–10 mm wide and a single purplish-red tubular flower 4–6 mm across.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Priority Three

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