Pterostylis melagramma (Black-stripped Greenhood Orchid)
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Black-stripped Greenhood orchid (Pterostylis melagramma). Tasmanian Southern midlands.
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PLANT FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Black-stripped Greenhood Orchid
Other Names
Tall Greenhood
Description
The Black-stripped Greenhood Orchid is a tall terrestrial greenhood orchid growing to about 90 cm in height. The flowers are shiny green with dorsal sepal and lateral petals fused into a hood called a galea. The lateral sepal are joint for most of their length ending in a pair of points. The stem has a cluster of up to ten flowers that grow close to the main stem on short stalks, with flowering in late autumn to early spring. The individual flowers are about 1.5 cm across. The plant has up to 8 dark green leaves that grow to about 9 cm long.
Habitat
semi-shaded areas in open forest, scrubland
Distribution
Pterostylis melagramma is found in south eastern New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and south east of South Australia.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 20cm - 90cm
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Asparagales | | Family: | Orchidaceae | | Genus: | Pterostylis | | Species: | melagramma | | Common Name: | Black-stripped Greenhood Orchid |
Relatives in same Genus
Pterostylis alpina
Pterostylis baptistii
Pterostylis barbata
Pterostylis coccina
Pterostylis curta
Pterostylis nutans
Pterostylis pyramidalis
Pterostylis recurva
Pterostylis sanguinea
Pterostylis sargentii
Pterostylis stenochila
Pterostylis vittata
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