Orchidaceae

Western gnat orchid

Cyrtostylis huegelii Endl.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Cyrtostylis

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Western gnat orchid: Cyrtostylis huegelii (Mosquito Orchid) near Mount Chudalup. — Photo: Geoffrey Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Western gnat orchid

Synonyms

Acianthus huegelii (Endl.) Nicholls & Goadby
Acianthus reniformis var. huegelii (Endl.) A.S.George
Cyrtostylis reniformis var. huegelii (Endl.) Benth.

Photos

Photo: Geoffrey Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Geoffrey Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.