Cyrtostylis huegelii

Cyrtostylis huegelii Endl.

Caladenia reniformis var. huegelii; Cyrtostylis reniformis var. huegelii; Acianthus reniformis var. huegelii

Midge Orchid

Stephan Endlicher in Lehm., Pl.Preiss. 2:6 (1846)

Binu to Israelite Bay, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands. In inland areas the species occupies shallow soil pockets on granite outcrops.

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A common species 100–400 mm high with a smooth, rounded, ground-hugging leaf 30–70 mm long by 20–60 mm wide and up to 15 reddish-brown to greenish-fawn flowers 4–5 mm across.

It has more numerous, smaller flowers and a narrower labellum than the related Mosquito Orchid (Cyrtostylis robusta).

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