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Microtis eremaea
Microtis eremaea, commonly known as the slender mignonette orchid or inland onion orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of continental Australia. It has a single thin, hollow, onion-like leaf and up to fifty small greenish-yellow flowers. The flowers have a distinctive heart-shaped labellum and the orchid generally grows in more inland areas than most other onion orchids.
Microtis eremaea mostly grows on granite outcrops or near temporary watercourses, sometimes forming dense colonies. It is found between Balladonia and Cue in Western Australia and in the west of South Australia.
White mignonette orchid · Scented mignonette orchid · Mona Vale onion orchid · Notched onion orchid · Swamp mignonette orchid · Sweet mignonette orchid · Cupped mignonette orchid · Desert mignonette orchid · Coastal mignonette orchid · Globular mignonette orchid · Granite mignonette orchid · Dense mignonette orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microtis eremaea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
