Pterostylis metcalfei D.L.Jones

Metcalfe's greenhood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pterostylis

Characteristics

Rosette leaves 3–5, oblong to ovate, 9–30 x 7–20mm, dark green, margins entire. Flower stem 100–30  tall, with 4–6 stem leaves to 30 x 7mm. Flower erect, 23–28 x 9–11mm, white with dark green stripes and suffusions. Dorsal sepal tip filiform, 7–1  long. Sinus shallowly bulging in side view, notched in front view. Free points filiform, 22–3  long, parallel. Petals ending in sharp point. Labellum sharply kinked near middle, protruding prominently from sinus when set, 13.5–17 x 3–3.5mm, brown.
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Growth form herb
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Highly localised, growing among grass and shrubs on slopes and gullies in tall forest and in moist depressions under tall teatrees in freely draining gravelly granitic loam and red-brown loam derived from basalt.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

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Distribution

Pterostylis metcalfei world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70029381-1
WFO ID wfo-0000503320
COL ID 4Q6HF
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Diplodium metcalfei Pterostylis metcalfei