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Pterostylis auriculata
Pterostylis auriculata is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand. Unlike many other greenhood orchids, this species lacks a rosette of leaves but instead only has leaves on the flowering stem. All parts of the plant are glossy and there is a single green flower with a reddish tinge.
From the article Pterostylis auriculata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Pterostylis auriculata is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and has four glossy green leaves on the flowering stem. The leaves are lance-shaped, 125–180 mm (5–7 in) long, 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide and the uppermost leaf is usually higher than the flower. There is a single glossy green flower with reddish tips. The dorsal sepal and petals are fused, forming a hood or "galea" over the column. The dorsal sepal is narrow egg-shaped, 15–18 mm (0.6–0.7 in) long with a sharp tip. The lateral sepals are erect, have narrow tips up to 25 mm (1 in) long and spread slightly apart from each other. The labellum is red, 10 mm (0.4 in) long, 2–5 mm (0.08–0.2 in) wide and curved with a prominent mid-rib. Flowering occurs from October to November.
Range & habitat
This greenhood grows in damp, heavily shaded forest on southern parts of South Island of New Zealand and on Chatham, Stewart and Kapiti Islands.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 405425.