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Green striped orchid, many flowers along upright stem June to September
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and can be found through the South West, Perth, Wheatbelt, Mid West, and Great Southern regions and the coastal areas to east of Esperance
Green and white striped orchid with red-brown tips, several flowers on upright stem with leaves
Late Winter
Pterostylis picta, Painted Rufous Greenhood, Painted Rustyhood
A Greenhood with more pointed and open flowers, giving a bird-like appearance
November and fading at the end of its cycle
Between Katanning and Nyabing, Great Southern region, Western Australia, and occurs at
locations scattered through the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and into the Goldfields region
Pterostylis crispula, (previously Pterostylis sp. 'crinkled leaf'), Slender Snail Orchid, Crinkled leaf Snail Orchid. With the 2020 name changes, Pterostylis sp 'crinkled leaf' is shown on Florabase shown as changing to Pterostylis sp. Bloated snail orchid. However other sources showing the recent name updates shown the 'crinkled leaf' as Pterostylis crispula.
A tiny orchid with a green flower with antenna resembling extended snail eyes. This species has a slightly brown shade on top of the 'head'. Small leaves along the slender flower stem from a rosette of leaves on the ground. One flower per plant. Photo above includes a bud opening. Photos below left shows rosette and leaves along the flower stem
Spring
Bridgetown, South West region. Found from Perth southwards throughout the South West region, extending into the adjacent Wheatbelt, and the lower Great Southern region to Albany.
While the short sepals on the flower at left, the foliage above and the area it was found indicate Pterostylis crispula rather than Pterostylis brevisepala formerly Pterostylis sp. "short sepals'. The photo of foliage above shows some crinkling along the leaf edges.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia
Pterostylis, Snail Orchid
A tiny orchid with a green flower with antenna resembling extended snail eyes. Small leaves along the slender flower stem from a rosette of leaves on the ground. One flower per plant.
Pterostylis crispula, (previously Pterostylis sp 'crinkled leaf'), Slender Snail Orchid, Crinkled Leaf Snail Orchid.
A tiny orchid with a green flower with long antenna resembling extended snail eyes. Flower above left is freshly opening.
Small leaves along the slender flower stem from a rosette of leaves on the ground. One flower per plant. Photo at left shows rosette and leaves along the flower stem. These foliage rosettes are an outstanding example of 'crinkled leaf' with the crinkling along the edges of the leaves being more obvious than in most colonies of this species.
Pterostylis nana was once used to describe most of the snail like dwarf greenhoods. They were recognised as different species
known as Pterostylis sp. Description. A recent revision has given these botanical names. A number of species look similar, making
identification difficult for novices.
August
Photo above left at Boorabbin National Park and above right south of Narembeen.
