Robust Snail Orchid
Pterostylis dilatata
Synonyms
- Linguella dilatata
- Diplodium dilatatum
Notes
The Robust Snail Orchid is found in WA south-west of a line from Geraldton to Esperance, where it grows in woodlands and on granite outcrops. It is quite distinctive and easily distinguished from other species of Snail Orchid by its early, mid-winter flowering period, its relatively large and bloated flowers, and the fact that flowering plants lack a rosette of leaves on the ground. The lateral sepals are comparatively long and slightly clubbed at the end.
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References
- Pterostylis dilatata in the Australian Plant Name Index
- Pterostylis dilatata in the Atlas of Living Australia
- Pterostylis dilatata in the Western Australian FloraBase