Pterostylis tasmanica D.L.Jones

Small bearded greenhood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pterostylis

Characteristics

Flower stem 80–14  tall. Leaves 8–14 in dense compact rosette, 10–25 x 3–7mm, dark green. Flower erect, 18–25 x 6–8mm, translucent green with dark green netted veins and markings, brownish towards apex. Dorsal sepal point 0.5–1.  long. Lateral sepals deflexed, 18–2  long; pad green; free points 7–1  long, nearly parallel. Petals green. Labellum 12–1  long, thread-like; labellum hairs dense, bright yellow, 1–  long; apical knob 2.5 x 1.5mm, dark brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Commonest near coast growing in coastal scrub, heathland and heathy forest in moisture-retentive humus-rich sand and peat; also found in hinterland forest in well-drained sand or clay loam.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

Pterostylis tasmanica unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterostylis tasmanica world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:977838-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288605
COL ID 4Q6KV
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Plumatichilos tasmanicus Pterostylis tasmanica