Kauri Greenhood
Pterostylis agathicola
Waipoua Forest - Northland
Photo: Michael Pratt
Flowers August - September
Found only in Kauri forests
Has a long dorsal sepal tip, and the
labellum is twisted to the right.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis auriculata
Catlins Forest Park
Photo: Ian St George
Flowers October - November
Found in forest & light scrub in the south
of the South Island & the Kapiti Coast.
Leaves are broad and arched.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis australis
Photo: Ian St George
Flowers November - December
Found in scattered locations
within montane to sub-alpine forest
and scrub. There is debate as to
the true identity of P australis.

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Tutukiwi
Pterostylis banksii
Okoia - Wanganui
Photo: Michael Pratt
Flowers October to December
Common in forests throughout NZ.
Has very long dorsal & lateral sepals.
Up to 50cm tall with a flower 3-5cm high.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis aff banksii
Wellington Region
Photo: Ian St George
Flowers October to December
Similar to Pterostylis banksii, but
about half the size. Common
around Wellington.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis "Bluff"
Kepler Track - Fiordland
Photo: Phil Norton
Flowers December to January
An un-named species currently
recorded from the higher rainfall
forests from Otira to Stewart Island.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis cardiostigma
Okoia - Wanganui
Photo: Michael Pratt
Flowers October - November
Flowers resemble an unopened
P. banksii flower. Ovary striped
orange. Stigma wide & heart-shaped.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis graminea
Okoia - Wanganui
Photo: Michael Pratt
Flowers September - January
Found in light forests and scrubland
throughout New Zealand.
Has very long narrow grassy leaves.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis irsoniana
Stratford Plateau - Mt Taranaki
Photo: Michael Pratt
Flowers November - January
Leaves narrow and deeply keeled.
Labellum has a distinctive swollen
and curved tip.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis irwinii
Erua - Volcanic Plateau
Photo: Ian St George
Flowers November - December
A rare species so far recorded from
the Central Plateau, the Takaka Hill,
Nelson Lakes and Arthur's Pass.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis montana agg.
Photo: Eric Scanlen
Flowers September - December
The species of P montana described by
Dan Hatch in 1949. Labellum unevenly
constricted at the tip. Lateral sepals
are flat without curled tips.

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Greenhood
Pterostylis montana agg.
Photo: Ian St George
Flowers November - December
The species described by Lucy Moore
in Flora of NZ Vol 2 (1969).
Labellum strongly twisted to the right.
Has flat lateral sepals with curled tips.

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