Pterostylis nutans
Nodding Greenhood at Gipsy Point, VIC
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| Pterostylis nutans | Tapirlord | 6 Jun 2025 | |
| Pterostylis nutans | JasonPStewart | 6 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | ASHandEMM | 6 Jun 2025 |
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6 Jun 2025
_Pterostylis nutans_ if "flower ca. 2.5 cm long, labellum 12–16 mm long"
Confer with _Pterostylis hispidula_ known from the NSW south-coast northwards,
having "flower ca. 1.5 cm long, labellum 9–13 mm long " .
Ref's (in brief, without citations):
• Flora of Vic. online VicFlora:
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/key/2142
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/9ee3e225-0053-4385-b1ab-cdccb79ccefe
.
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Pterostylis
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pterostylis~hispidula
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pterostylis~nutans
.
Confer with _Pterostylis hispidula_ known from the NSW south-coast northwards,
having "flower ca. 1.5 cm long, labellum 9–13 mm long " .
Ref's (in brief, without citations):
• Flora of Vic. online VicFlora:
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/key/2142
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/9ee3e225-0053-4385-b1ab-cdccb79ccefe
.
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Pterostylis
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pterostylis~hispidula
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pterostylis~nutans
.
6 Jun 2025
Flowering too late for hispidula. Also note the differences in floral structure
Location information
- Places Gipsy Point, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
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- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Pterostylis nutans Scientific name
- Nodding Greenhood Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -5.84m to 1182.09m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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