Name: Diplodium dolichochilum Common Name: Portland Shell Orchid
    Synonym: Pterostylis dolichochila
       
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Details (Vic):

Photographed in the Portland area.

Flowering:  July/August.

Size: Up to 20cm tall, flower - to 25mm

Position:  Coastal, found on the edge of closed coastal scrublands.  Sandy and sandy loams and clay soils.

Endemic, Rare.

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