Pterostylis sanguinea
Common Name:
Banded Greenhood
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Lowan Mallee, Wimmera, Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory (BCDEKNPT) also SA, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Heath and open-forest
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Flower Description:
Dark reddish-brown
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Habit:
Terrestrial herbs to 50 cm tall
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This species has 5-7 leaves on the stem of flowering plants, rosette leaves develop on on non flowering plants. There are 1-15 flowers on the stem. The labellum has an erect tail-like appendage
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria