Pterostylis voigtii D.L.Jones & C.J.French

Species

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Characteristics

Rosette leaves 4–6, ovate, 5–12 x 3–7mm, dull green to bluish-green, margins entire. Flower stem 15–7  long, smooth; stem leaves two, to 8 x 4mm. Ovary smooth. Flower solitary, 10–12 x 3–4mm, plump, translucent white with yellow green stripes in proximal half, ageing pinkish to reddish. Dorsal sepal about as long as petals, apex acuminate. Sinus curved in side view, front view flat with shallow brownish central notch. Free points narrowly clubbed, 7–  long, often curved. Petal margins flared. Labellum hidden, curved forwards slightly near apex, c.4 x 2mm, elliptic, white and green, apex reddish, margins smooth except for few short white hairs at base
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Localised, growing in moss pads on near-coastal granite outcrops and headlands in grey gravelly loam.
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Distribution

Pterostylis voigtii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77150348-1
WFO ID wfo-0001343793
COL ID 4Q6LM
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Synonyms

Pterostylis voigtii