Pterostylis commutata D.L.Jones

Species

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Characteristics

Rosette leaves 6–10, elliptical to narrowly obovate, 15–30 x 4–8mm. Flower stem 100–25  tall, 2–  across, 1–5-flowered. Stem bracts 3–4. Flowers porrect to semi-nodding, 45–55 x 7–9mm, translucent white with green or light brown lines and markings, shiny. Dorsal sepal point filamentous, 15–2  long, upcurved. Lateral sepals as wide as hood, deeply concave, margins thickened, densely hairy; free points filamentous, 15–3  long, decurved, parallel or divergent. Petals with very small basal flanges, 18–21 x 5–6mm. Labellum obovate, 6–7 x 3.5–4mm, thin-textured, green or brown, constricted near base; margins shallowly scalloped (appearing slightly wavy), with 20–30 spreading bristles c.  long; two prominent bristles c.  long projecting from near base; basal lobe thin, sloping backwards, with few short bristles.
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Growth form herb
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Known from only single locality growing in grassland and grassy woodland in freely draining sandy soil.
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Distribution

Pterostylis commutata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:977836-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288462
COL ID 4Q6F2
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Synonyms

Oligochaetochilus commutatus Pterostylis commutata