Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. undulatus

Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. undulatus Hopper & A.P.Br.

Crinkle-leaf Bunny Orchid

Eriochilus dilatatus (White Bunny Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 16:44-45 (2006)

Mingenew to Toolinna Cove, growing in sandy-clay soils in woodlands and shrublands. The subspecies does not require summer fire to flower.

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A common, wheatbelt subspecies 100–250 mm high with a wavy margined leaf 10–30 mm long by 5–8 mm wide and up to three white, dull green and red flowers 9–14 mm across.

It is most similar to Blunt-leaved Bunny Orchid (Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. brevifolius) but has a larger leaf which is usually green on both sides, a taller stature, a less fleshy flower stem and an earlier flowering period. It also has a largely more south-easterly distribution.

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