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Pterostylis brevisepala, the short-eared snail orchid, is a small terrestrial orchid endemic to south-west Western Australia, growing in sandy woodland and swamp edges near the coast. It is a wild orchid rarely grown in gardens, and success depends on keeping its sandy soil moist during the growing season and leaving it undisturbed.
Pterostylis brevisepala, commonly known as short-eared snail orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a loose rosette of leaves at the base of the plant, and a single green and white flower.
Short-eared snail orchid grows in sand in woodland and on the edges of swamps in near-coastal areas between Perth and Lancelin.
Tablelands greenhood · Needle-point rustyhood · Pterostylis actites · Sharp greenhood · Long-tongued summer greenhood · Kauri Greenhood · Sutton Grange Greenhood · Striped greenhood · Shy greenhood · Winter Greenhood · Alpine greenhood · Coastal greenhood
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pterostylis brevisepala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
