New Zealand Native Orchids
 
 
 Photo: Eric Scanlen

 

Earina aestivalis
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Plant: stems sparse to 1m long, leaves 5-12 x 6-8mm, deeply channelled, with prominent midribs and lateral veins.

Flowers: are up to 10mm across, cream with orange labellum, similar to those of E. mucronata but with a short column. Often has a lemon perfume.

Flowering: November to April.

Habitat: mainly coastal. Throughout.

Conservation: local, not threatened.

Notes: like E. mucronata but leaves are much broader, flowers often larger, later flowering, less common and widespread; has been regarded as just a variant of E. mucronata

Key features: short column and broad channelled leaves on long unbranched stems.