Pterostylis voigtii

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

Pterostylis sp. 'Esperance granite'; Diplodium voigtii

Eastern Granite Snail Orchid

Pterostylis nana (Snail Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Austral.Orchid Rev. 80(2):45-47 (2015)

Albany to Israelite Bay, growing in shallow soil pockets on granite outcrops.

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A moisture loving species 25–90 mm high with four to six leaves forming a ground-hugging or ascending basal rosette 10–24 mm across, one to two cauline leaves and one (rarely two) translucent, green and white flowers 4–6 mm across.

It is distinguished from the similar and sometimes co-occurring Southern Thick-sepaled Snail orchid (Pterostylis meridionalis) by its less prominently flared petals and shorter lateral sepals.

Not Listed

Named in honour of WA Native Orchid Study and Conservation Group member(s): Don Voigt