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Small Tongue Orchid
Conservation status: Least Concern
This orchid is also found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
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Scientific Classification
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Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Orchidoideae
Cryptostylis
leptochila
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| Flowering: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Sepals and petals yellowish green. Labellum rectangular with rolled edges, velvety surface and dark reddish in colour with two rows of irregular shiny dark spots separated by a dark line. |
| Plant: | Leaves are ovate in shape, dark green on top and purple underneath. |
| Habitat: | Grows in dry sclerophyll forest in wettish but well-drained areas. |
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