fl ess , ▁e pi ph yt ic ▁her b ▁that ▁only ▁grows ▁as ▁single ▁plants . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁stem ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁fl atten ed ▁green ▁photos yn th etic ▁roots ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁pressed ▁against ▁the ▁substr ate . ▁Between ▁five ▁and ▁ten ▁res up inate , ▁pale ▁green , ▁t ube - sh aped ▁flowers ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁open ▁one ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁The ▁sep als ▁and ▁pet als ▁are ▁f les hy ▁with ▁only ▁the ▁tips ▁spread ing ▁apart ▁from ▁each ▁other . ▁The ▁lab ell um ▁is ▁boat - sh aped , ▁about ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide , ▁green ▁and ▁f les hy ▁with ▁a ▁bl unt ▁append age ▁and ▁a ▁sp ur ▁on ▁its ▁end . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁December . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁Ta eni oph yll um ▁con fert um ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Gray ▁and ▁David ▁Jones ▁and ▁the ▁description ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Or ch ad ian . ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁( con fert um ) ▁is ▁a ▁Latin ▁word ▁meaning ▁" pressed ▁together ", ▁" c row ded ", ▁" thick " ▁or ▁" den se ". ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁crow ded ▁rib bon root ▁grows ▁on ▁the ▁smallest ▁branches ▁of ▁rain for est ▁trees . ▁It ▁is ▁only ▁known ▁from ▁between ▁the ▁Mc Il w ra ith ▁Range ▁and ▁the ▁Mul gra ve ▁River .