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Microtis alba

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and a single erect, smooth, tubular leaf 100–500 mm (4–20 in) long and 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide. Between ten and sixty green and white flowers are arranged along a flowering stem 200–800 mm (8–30 in) tall. The flowers have a strong musky fragrance, lean downwards and
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is oblong to wedge-shaped, 4–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long, 1–2 mm (0.04–0.08 in) wide with wrinkled edges and a notched tip. Flowering occurs from October to January but much more prolifically after fire the previous summer.
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sepals are 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long, about 1 mm (0.04 in) wide with their tips rolled under. The
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The white mignonette orchid grows in a range of habitats from seasonally wet flats to forest and occurs between
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is 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long, about 2 mm (0.08 in) wide and forms a hood over the
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are 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long, about 1 mm (0.04 in) wide and often curved. The
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are 5–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide. The
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A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories
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is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government
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Brown, Andrew; Dundas, Pat; Dixon, Kingsley; Hopper, Stephen (2008).
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(2006). 323:Distribution and habitat 211:, commonly known as the 24:White mignonette orchid 213:white mignonette orchid 509:Brown, Robert (1810). 319:word meaning "white". 515:. 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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Orchidoideae
Diurideae
Microtis
Binomial name
R.Br.
Synonyms
R.S.Rogers
orchid
endemic
south-west
Western Australia
perennial
deciduous
herb
tuber
dorsal
sepal
column
lateral
petals
labellum
Robert Brown

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