


Microtis media subsp. media
Common name: Common Mignonette Orchid
Meaning of name:
Microtis is from the Greek words micros, meaning small and otos, meaning ear, referring to the ear-like projections on each side of the flower. Media is from the Latin medius, meaning middle, common or intermediate.
Distribution:
Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.
Description:
Up to 100 inconspicuous flowers are held on stems to 60 centimetres high.
References:
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Orchids of South-West Australia. Noel Hoffman & Andrew Brown. 1992.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51406634
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/15419