Pterostylis grandiflora

Pterostylis grandiflora
Pterostylis grandiflora
1810 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Pterostylidinae
Genus: Pterostylis
Species: P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Pterostylis grandiflora
R.Br.
Synonyms

Diplodium grandiflorum (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Pterostylis grandiflora, commonly known as A Greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia.[2] Its flowers are pale green with brown stripes on the hood, and are displayed from February to December.[2]


References

  1. Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae plate 2
  2. 1 2 Morcombe, Michael (1991). Australia's Wildflowers (Réimpr. ed.). Sydney: The Book Company and Ure Smith Press. p. 26. ISBN 0725408731.

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