Chiloglottis × pescottiana

Chiloglottis × pescottiana is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with two broadly elliptic to egg-shaped leaves 30–60 mm (1–2 in) long and 18–25 mm (0.7–1 in) wide. A single greenish bronze or purplish brown flower 14–18 mm (0.6–0.7 in) long and 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) wide is borne on a flowering stem 50–80 mm (2–3 in) high. The dorsal sepal is spatula-shaped or egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 12–15 mm (0.5–0.6 in) long and about 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) wide. The lateral sepals are narrow lance-shaped, 15–18 mm (0.6–0.7 in) long, about 1.5 mm (0.06 in) wide and erect at the base then curve downwards and away from each other. There is a glandular tip about 0.5 mm (0.02 in) long on the tip of the dorsal sepal and 1–2 mm (0.04–0.08 in) long on the lateral sepals. The petals are narrow lance-shaped, 12–15 mm (0.5–0.6 in) long, 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide and spread apart from each other. The labellum is elliptic to egg-shaped, 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long and 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide with a black, ant-like callus with a large stalked "head" gland in the lower part. Flowering occurs from August to November.

Chiloglottis × pescottiana grows in open forest and coastal scrub mostly in eastern Victoria but also in the far south-east of New South Wales.

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