Drakaea micrantha

Drakaea micrantha Hopper & A.P.Br.

Dwarf Hammer Orchid

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 20:278-280 (2007)

Canning to Augusta and east to Albany, growing in sandy soils in forests and woodlands.

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A small-flowered species 150–300 mm high with a smooth prominently veined, heart-shaped, ground-hugging leaf 8–12 mm long by 8–11 mm wide and a single dull greenish-yellow and purplish-red flower 2–3 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related King-in-his-carriage Orchid (Drakaea glyptodon) by its smaller flowers and smaller less bloated labellum. It also has a distinct apical projection to the column unlike Drakaea glyptodon which lacks an apical projection.

Threatened (Endangered)