Pterostylis timothyi (D.L.Jones) Janes & Duretto 2010 SECTION Linguella

Plant and Flower in situ

Photos by © Colin and Misha Rowan and Their Retired Aussies Orchid webpage

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Common Name Timothy's Pterostylis - In Australia The Brittle Snail Orchid

Flower Size .44 to .5" [1.1 to 1.25 cm]

Found in Western Australia in in dense shrubby habitats at elevations of 5 to 200 meters as a mini-miniature to miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial orchid with a basal, rosette of bright green, prominently veined leaves that blooms in the Australian winter with an erect, 2.4 to 5.2" [6 to 13 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms *Linguella timothyi D.L.Jones 2006

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 26 No 10 1957; AOS Bulletin Vol 38 No 6 1969; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Linguella timothyi photo good

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