Townsonia deflexa

Creeping forest orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Townsonia
Species:
T. deflexa
Binomial name
Townsonia deflexa

Townsonia deflexa, commonly known as the creeping forest orchid,[2] is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand. It forms diffuse colonies with tiny, inconspicuous flowers and small, more or less round leaves and grows mainly in mossy places in beech forest.

  1. ^ Cheeseman, T. F. (1906), Manual of the New Zealand flora, J. Mackay, Govt. Printer, p. 692, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.12003, OCLC 4397520, OL 234533M, Wikidata Q51396409
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NZNOG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).