Pterostylis neopolyphylla

Pterostylis neopolyphylla M.Idrees & J.M.H.Shaw

Pterostylis polyphylla; Diplodium polyphyllum

Mount Many Peaks snail

Pterostylis nana (Snail Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Australian Orchid Review 84(3): 40-42 (2019) as Diplodium polyphyllum

Mount Manypeaks area, growing in shallow sand over granite in coastal shrublands.

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A little known species 40–60 mm high with seven to nine basal leaves forming a ground hugging or ascending basal rosette 16–36 mm across, two to three cauline leaves and one (rarely two) translucent, green and white flowers 4–5 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Lort River Snail Orchid (Pterostylis lortensis) by its narrower, more numerous cauline leaves and shorter sepals which are distinctly clubbed. From Mt Chudalup Snail Orchid (P. tylosa) it is distinguished by its more numerous rosette leaves and smaller flower.

Priority Two