Pterostylis chlorogramma D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Green-striped leafy greenhood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pterostylis

Characteristics

Rosette stalk 20–6  long; leaves 3–6, 10–30 x 3–7mm. Flower stem 200–55  tall; stem leaves 4–9, 10–65 x 3–6mm. Flowers 1–7, 14–18 x 5–7mm, pale translucent green with prominent dark green stripes, shiny. Dorsal sepal tip green. Lateral sepals about as wide as galea, 13–16 x 5–7mm, margins straight, tips green. Petals with large basal flanges that block off basal opening in galea, 14–16 x 2.5–3mm. Labellum 6–7.5 x 2.5–3mm, narrowly oblong, emerald green with dark green basal mound and central stripe (sometimes wholly brownish-green); surface cells bead-like, those towards base longer and hair-like.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Environment

Localised in coastal and hinterland districts, growing among shrubs in heathy and shrubby forests in freely draining clay loam and sandy loam.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

Pterostylis chlorogramma unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterostylis chlorogramma world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:972762-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288456
COL ID 6WM9R
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pterostylis chlorogramma Bunochilus chlorogrammus