Pterostylis concava

Pterostylis concava D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Pterostylis vittata var. subdifformis; Oligochaetochilus concavus; Urochilus concavus

Cupped Banded Greenhood

Pterostylis vittata (Banded Greenhoods)

David Jones & Mark Clements in Austral.Orchid Res. 1:121 (1989)

Calingiri to Hopetoun, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands.

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A distinctive species 100–350 mm high with three to nine cauline leaves 14–40 mm long by 4–7 mm wide and up to 10 semi translucent, reddish-brown and white flowers 12–18 mm across.

It is distinguished from the other members of the Pterostylis vittata complex by its prominently cupped lateral sepals.

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