Pterostylis telmata

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

Pterostylis sp. 'Cape Arid'; Diplodium telmatum

Eastern Swamp Snail Orchid

Pterostylis nana (Snail Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Austral.Orchid Rev. 79(3):46-47 (2014)

Esperance to Israelite Bay, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in seasonally wet flats. In seasons of high rainfall, the species is often found growing in water with just the flower above the surface.

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A swamp loving species 100–180 mm high with three to four basal leaves that form an ascending rosette 20–30 mm across, eight to 10 cauline leaves and one (rarely two) translucent, green and white flowers 5–6 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Lort River Snail Orchid (Pterostylis lortensis) by its taller stature, more numerous cauline leaves and less obvious basal rosette.

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