Pterostylis microglossa

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

Pterostylis aff. aspera; Pterostylis sp. 'Kalbarri'; Pterostylis sp. 'mid-west coast'; Diplodium microglossum

Kalbarri Shell Orchid

Pterostylis aspera (Shell Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Austral.Orchid Rev. 77(4):41-44, Fig.2 (2012)

Zuytdorf Cliffs to Jurien Bay, growing in sandy soils in coastal woodlands and shrublands. The species is particularly common in soil pockets in areas of exposed limestone.

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A northern species 50–120 mm high with four to six cauline leaves 10–30 mm long by 3–6 mm wide and one (rarely two) translucent, dull green (more rarely brown) and white flowers 8–10 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Brown-veined Orchid (Pterostylis aspera) by its smaller flowers and northerly distribution.

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