Pterostylis xerampelina

Pterostylis xerampelina (D.L.Jones & C.J.French) D.L.Jones & C.J.French

Oligochaetochilus xerampelinus

Eastern Granite Rufous Greenhood

Pterostylis rufa (Rufus Greenhoods)

David Jones & Christopher French in Australian Orchid Review 81(5): 39-40 (2016) as Oligochaetochilus xerampelinus

Diemals Station to Norseman, growing in shallow soil pockets on granite outcrops.

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An inland species 50–200 mm high with five to 15 leaves forming a ground-hugging basal rosette 30–70 mm across and up to 10 translucent, reddish-brown and white flowers 6–8 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Dainty Brown Rufous Greenhood (Pterostylis tryphera) by its thicker scape, larger flowers and forwardly curved rather than hanging sepals.

Priority One