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Pterostylis cernua

Greenhood

Roadside Kumara-Otira 12 November 2017. Photo: Matt Ward
Photo: Matt Ward
Recorded distribution
Recorded distribution

Plant

To 12cm tall with 4-5 sheathing narrow leaves.

Flowers

Medium sized 15-20mm long, quite nodding. Dorsal sepal with an upturned tip. Lateral sepals not much taller than the dorsal sepal, stout curled forwards. Labellum dark green with central blackish green callus, protruding through the V sinus of the lateral sepals.

Flowering

November - January.

Habitat

Sphagnum moss, wet open forest areas and scrub. Westland.

Conservation

Naturally Uncommon but can be locally abundant.

Notes

Formerly part of the P. montana group

Key features

Medium sized, nodding flower, labellum dark green, protruding, with a central dark callus ridge.

Photos

Roadside Kumara-Otira 12 November 2017. Photo: Matt Ward
Roadside Kumara-Otira 12 November 2017. Photo: Matt Ward
Okuku Scenic Reserve 28 November 2022. Photo: Bill Campbell
Roadside Kumara-Otira 12 November 2017. Photo: Matt Ward
Okuku Scenic Reserve 28 November 2022. Photo: Bill Campbell
Photo: Phil Knightbridge
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