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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
Dark Banded Greenhood
Other Names
Urochilus sanguineus
Description
The Dark Banded Greenhood flowers in winter and spring from June to September. Several flowers are produced on a stem that grows to about 30 cm long. The flowers are reddish purple or reddish brown and banded with paler colour. The species (Latin) name sanguinea means blood-coloured. The leaves are narrow and taper to a point and grow at intervals along the stem. It is similar to the Banded Greenhood (Pterostylis vittata), but has broader sepals. The plant has a rosette of leaves at the base.
Habitat
heathland, coastal areas
Distribution
Pterostylis sanguinea is found in southern Victoria, southern South Australia and south west of Western Australia. The Atlas of Living Australia lists it as rare in Tasmania.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 30cm
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Asparagales | | Family: | Orchidaceae | | Genus: | Pterostylis | | Species: | sanguinea | | Common Name: | Dark Banded Greenhood |
Relatives in same Genus
Pterostylis alpina
Pterostylis baptistii
Pterostylis barbata
Pterostylis coccina
Pterostylis curta
Pterostylis melagramma
Pterostylis nutans
Pterostylis pyramidalis
Pterostylis recurva
Pterostylis sargentii
Pterostylis stenochila
Pterostylis vittata
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