About Microtis media R.Br.
Microtis media R.Br., commonly known as the common mignonette orchid, is a species of deciduous, chlorophyllous, sympodial, tuberoid terrestrial orchid. Plants of this species produce a single tubular leaf that is 250–650 mm (9.8–25.6 in) long, which encloses the lower one-third to half of the flowering stem. The small green flowers, 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) wide, are arranged around an erect flowering stem that grows 200–600 mm (7.9–23.6 in) high. For its floral structure, the dorsal sepal forms a hood over the column, the petals face forwards, the lateral sepals are curled, and the thick labellum has a more or less rough, irregular margin and a raised callus. This orchid grows in shrubland, woodland and forest, often in seasonally wet areas and on granite outcrops. It occurs in the southwest of Western Australia, between Shark Bay and Eyre.
