Orchidaceae

Creeping forest orchid

Townsonia deflexa Cheeseman

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Townsonia

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Creeping forest orchid: Townsonia deflexa observed near Ruapehu, NZ — Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Creeping forest orchid

Photos

Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.