Pterostylis cheraphila D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1993 SECTION Oligochaetochilus
Lip Detail Photos by Colin Rowan
EARLY 
Common Name The Floodplain Pterostylis - In Australia The Floodplain Rustyhood
Flower Size 1 1/4" [3 cm]
Found in Victoria State Australia at elevations of 80 to 160 meters as a miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial with a basal rosette of 6 to 12 leaves that blooms in the early spring in situ on an erect, 2.4 to 10" [6 to 25 cm] long, 1 to 7 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Oligochaetochilus cheraphilus (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem 2002
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Oligochaetochilus cheraphilus photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 80 #2 2016 photo fide;
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