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Maroonhood
Pterostylis pedunculatus
-37.8881, 145.37
Field Notes
Description:
Another orchid giving us the Shaka or Hang Loose sign ! <br> This orchid had single flowers on slender stems with a few lance shaped leaves on the stems. The plants were about 25 to 30 cms high.
The flowers were striking in that the forward curving hoods had a maroon colouring to their tops . Their "backs' were white with narrow green stripes. The lip was dark and lateral sepals were fused at the base with their tips drawn out to fine points.
Habitat:
Spotted growing in semi shade and in leaf litter in a National Park. (Dandenong Ranges )
Notes:
These were growing by a track -I could not get shots of the leaves or the whole plant with multitudes trudging by.... <br>
These orchids are wild and do not grow well if transplanted. Removal is prohibited. <br> family: Orchidaceae
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