Pterostylis hadra

Pterostylis hadra (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones

Oligochaetochilus hadrus

Elusive Rufous Greenhood

Pterostylis rufa (Rufus Greenhoods)

David Jones in Australian Orchid Review 80(1): 48-50, Fig. 2 (2015) as Oligochaetochilus hadrus

Tambellup to Cranbrook, growing in sandy and lateritic soils in woodlands and shrublands.

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A geographically restricted species 120–220 mm high with seven to 14 leaves forming a ground-hugging basal rosette 10–80 mm across and up to eight translucent, green and white to brown and white flowers 11–13 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Spoon-lipped Rufous Greenhood (Pterostylis spathulata) by its glabrous to sparsely-hairy flowers, narrower petals and southerly distribution.

Priority One