Acianthus ledwardii Rupp 1938 Drawing by W H Nicholls

LATE EARLY

Common Name Ledward's Acianthus - Ledward's Mosquito Orchid

Flower Size .28" [7 mm] long

Rarely found in southeastern Queensland Australia in a single location at elevations of around 30 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing terrestrial with a basal, cordate, acuminate`pale green above leaf that blooms in the late fall and early winter on an erect, 3.2 to 6" [8 to 15 cm] long, 1 to 6 flowered inflorescence.

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