Pterostylis karri

Pterostylis karri D.L.Jones & C.J.French

Pterostylis sp. 'karri'; Pterostylis sp. 'karri forest'; Diplodium karri

Karri Snail Orchid

Pterostylis nana (Snail Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Austral.Orchid Rev. 79(3):42-45 (2014)

Augusta to Porongorup, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests and woodlands.

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A tall species 150–300 mm high with six to 10 leaves forming a ground-hugging or ascending basal rosette 16–60 mm across, five to seven cauline leaves and one (rarely two) translucent, green and white flowers 5.5–6.5 mm across.

It is distinguished from the similar and often co-occurring Slender Snail orchid (Pterostylis crispula) by its taller flower scapes, larger flowers and longer more prominently pointed dorsal sepal.

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