Drakaea glyptodon

Drakaea glyptodon Fitzg.

King-in-his-carriage

Robert Fitzgerald in Gard.Chron. 17:494 (1882)

East of Esperance to Eneabba, growing in sandy soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands.

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A common species 100–300 mm high with a smooth often prominently veined, heart-shaped, ground-hugging leaf 10–14 mm long by 9–12 mm wide and a single dull greenish-yellow and purplish-red flower 3–5 mm across.

It is related to Dwarf Hammer Orchid (Drakaea micrantha) but has a larger flower with a larger, more bloated labellum and distinctive column which lacks an apical point to its apex.

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