Orthochilus aculeatus subsp. huttonii inflorescence

An Orthochilus aculeatus subsp. huttonii inflorescence consists of three to thirty flowers in an erect raceme, either loose or dense. The flowers nod, maybe dangle more from their pedicels. The inflorescence is structurally a raceme, not a spike as in the many orchids that have no pedicels, only the ovaries serve as pedicels.

Near the raceme top the flowers are angled sideways, like Spitfire aeroplanes on the hunt in World War II aerial dogfights, shown in so many war movies. This means they are still in the throes of resupination, twisting sideways until the lips are positioned below the pollinatable parts, instead of at the top, as the buds start off in orchids.

There are also narrow, straight bracts subtending these flowers. The flowers are faintly scented. Bloomtime is from late spring to after midsummer (Germishuizen and Clarke, 2003; Pooley, 1998; iNaturalist; https://www.orchidspecies.com).