Common Name

Midget Greenhood

Family

Orchidaceae

Notes

Forb to 35cm tall, growing annually from an underground tuber. Leaves basal, in a rosette, 1-3cm long, 5-15mm wide, flat, often withered at flowering time. Small leaf-like bracts up the stem, often withered at flowering time. Flowers green, sometimes almost transparent, with 6 'petals', the top 3 joined together to form a hood, the bottom 2 joined together, and a tongue ‘petal’ (labellum) in the middle. 2-20 flowers at the top of the stem.

PlantNET description with line drawings and photos: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pterostylis~mutica