Pterostylis crispula

Pterostylis crispula (D.L.Jones & C.J.French) D.L.Jones & C.J.French

Diplodium crispulum

Slender Snail Orchid

Pterostylis nana (Snail Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Australian Orchid Review 84(1): 21-23, Fig. 1 (2019) as Diplodium crispulum

Gingin to Albany, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands. A remarkable disjunct population is known from Banks Rock east of Hyden.

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A widespread species 150–250 mm high with four to eight leaves forming a ground-hugging or ascending basal rosette 12–24 mm across, three to six cauline leaves and one (rarely two) translucent, green and white flowers 5–6 mm across.

It is often found growing with Karri Snail Orchid (Pterostylis karri) but is shorter with smaller flowers and has a shorter less prominently pointed dorsal sepal.

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