Pterostylis depauperata F.M.Bailey

Keeled greenhood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pterostylis

Characteristics

Rosette leaves 3–7, ovate to oblong, 10–40 × 5–20 mm, greyish green to bluish green, margins flat. Flower stem 80–200 mm tall, very thin. Flower erect, 15–17 × 8–10 mm, white with lime green stripes and suffusions. Dorsal sepal tip filiform, 10–13 mm long. Sinus flat in side view, step-like at top, nearly flat to U-shaped in front view. Free points 17–21 mm long, filiform, erect. Labellum elliptic-oblong, curved at apex, just protruding above sinus when set, 9–11 × 3 mm, dark brown, blunt.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Locally common in foothills, ranges and tablelands; found growing on sheltered slopes and flats in humid open forest, wetter forests and on rainforest margins in freely draining, gravelly loam.
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Images

Pterostylis depauperata unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterostylis depauperata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:655307-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288475
COL ID 4Q6FF
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pterostylis carinata Pterostylis depauperata Crangonorchis depauperata Diplodium depauperatum