Recorded distribution
Plant
Usually 10-20cm tall with 2 long stiff narrow leaves 10-15 x 1.5-2cm.
Flowers
2-3 green, conspicuously hooded, 10–20mm long, often marked with red or brown.
Flowering
December - February.
Habitat
In damp alpine or montane scrub and herbfields. Ruapehu southwards.
Conservation
Locally common and abundant; not threatened.
Notes
Often camouflaged but quite distinct.
Key features
2 narrow, leaves, alpine wetland habitat.
