Microtis eremaea

Microtis eremaea R.J.Bates

Slender Mignonette Orchid

Microtis media (Common Mignonette Orchids)

Robert John Bates in J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 17:119-120, Figs. 1A-E (1996)

Wooleen Station to Balladonia, growing in shallow soil pockets on granite outcrops. The species is also found in South Australia.

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An inland species 200–350 mm high with a smooth tubular leaf 300–450 mm long by 3–8 mm wide and up to 50 greenish-yellow flowers 2–2.5 mm across.

It is distinguished from all other members of the Microtis media complex by its heart shaped labellum which lacks lobes.

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