Pterostylis micromega Hook.F.

Swamp greenhood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pterostylis

Characteristics

Plant to c. 20–30 cm. tall. Stem c. 2 mm. diam., smooth; lower internodes short, upper sts longer than adjacent lvs. Lower lvs rarely forming close rosette; lamina us. c. 5 cm. long, broad-elliptic, subacute, margins often crisply and finely undulate, narrowing to short petiole. Upper lvs foliaceous, sessile, the uppermost sheathing, us. smallest, often reaching but rarely overtopping fl. Fl. solitary, erect, per. often whitish. Dorsal sepal 2.5–4 cm. long, us. smoothly arcuate throughout its length, tip acuminate to shortly caudate, ascending to curved downward; lateral sepals diverging at a narrow angle, tips caudate and overtopping galea. Petals shorter than dorsal sepal acuminate. Labellum narrow-triangular, arched almost in a right angle, protruding, apex narrowly obtuse, margins slightly upturned. Column much shorter than labellum; stigma narrow-oblong, flat.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Pterostylis micromega world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:655335-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288521
COL ID 4Q6HH
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pterostylis micromega Pterostylis polyphylla Pterostylis polyphila Pterostylis furcata var. micromega