Pterostylis nutans

Nodding Greenhood at Woodlands, NSW

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Identification history

	Pterostylis nutans	31 Aug 2021	DerekC
	Unverified	30 Aug 2021	JanetMW

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User's notes

Possibly a form of pterostylis. In a cutting on the Boxvale Walking Track.

4 comments

plants wrote:

30 Aug 2021

Pterostylis nutans ?

DerekC wrote:

31 Aug 2021

I believe these are Pterostylis nutans. I would nice to see a flower up closer which would make identification certain. They have nice long stems which is not always true, I usually only see them much shorter and closer to the ground. The flower is nodding down which gives them the common name 'Nodding Greenhood'. Nice find.

JanetMW wrote:

11 Sep 2021

Additional photo uploaded.

DerekC wrote:

11 Sep 2021

Thanks Janet. Nice ripening seed pod. They are P. nutans.

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Location information

Maps Woodlands Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Woodlands, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
JanetMW Recorded by
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JanetMW Southern Highlands NatureMapr Orchids Plants

Additional information

Less than 10cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Pterostylis nutans Scientific name
Nodding Greenhood Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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In flower
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