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Hairy-stemmed Snail Orchid
Pterostylis setulosa (D.L.Jones & C.J.French 2019) D.L.Jones & C.J.French 2019

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Notes

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Photos

Pterostylis setulosa
Hairy-stemmed Snail Orchids are quite small and easily identified by their hairy flower stem. (Brookton, WA, 19 / 08 / 2016)
Pterostylis setulosa
The flowers are slender with fairly long lateral sepals. (Brookton, WA, 19 / 08 / 2016)
Pterostylis setulosa
View of the whole plant. (Brookton, WA, 19 / 08 / 2016)
Pterostylis setulosa
A rare specimen with two flowers instead of one. (Brookton, WA, 19 / 08 / 2016)
Pterostylis setulosa
Close-up view of the characteristic hairy flower stem. (Brookton, WA, 19 / 08 / 2016)
Pterostylis setulosa
Flowering and non-flowering plants both have a rosette of fairly small leaves. (Brookton, WA, 19 / 08 / 2016)
Pterostylis setulosa
Hairy-stemmed Snail Orchids often form large colonies of sometimes hundreds of plants. (Brookton, WA, 19 / 08 / 2016)
Pterostylis setulosa
Soil pockets on granite outcrops are the typical habitat of the Hairy-stemmed Snail Orchid. (Brookton, WA, 19 / 08 / 2016)

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