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Pterostylis agathicola

Kauri Greenhood

Garton’s Bush, Coopers Beach 22 August 2015. Photo: Bill Campbell
Photo: Bill Campbell
Recorded distribution
Recorded distribution

Plant

With 3-4 stem spreading, grassy leaves.

Flowers

Base of the flower broader than the top giving a distinctive fat-bottomed look. Dorsal often upturned. Midrib of labellum raised, usually reddish, the tip constricted and twisted somewhat to the right.

Flowering

July - October.

Habitat

Lowland: common. Found only in kauri forest or remnants. Northland to Bay of Plenty.

Conservation

Not threatened.

Notes

Delicate nodding flower with rolled sepals. Sometimes the labellum is red.

Key features

Usually associated with kauri, medium sized nodding flower, upturned dorsal tip.

Photos

Garton’s Bush, Coopers Beach 22 August 2015. Photo: Bill Campbell
Kaiikanui Road, Opuawhanga 1 September 2007. Photo: Bill Campbell
Tipatipa Road, Otangaroa State Forest 28 August 2017. Photo: Bill Campbell
Oramahoe Road, Opua State Forest 15 October 2016. Photo: Bill Campbell
Ranfurly Scenic Reserve, Totara North 26 September 2007. Photo: Bill Campbell
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