Pterostylis insectifera

Pterostylis insectifera M.A.Clem.

Pterostylis insectifera; Oligochaetochilus insectifer; Oligochaetochilus insectifera

Insect-lipped Rufous Greenhood

Pterostylis rufa (Rufus Greenhoods)

Mark Clements in Austral.Orchid Res. 1:123 (1989)

Rothsay to Balladonia, growing in. sandy-clay and clay soils in woodlands, shrublands and shallow soil pockets on granite outcrops and rocky hills.

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A distinctive species 200–300 mm high with seven to 10 leaves forming a ground-hugging basal rosette 40–45 mm across and up to eight translucent, green and white or brown and white flowers 8–10 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Exserted Rufous Greenhood (Pterostylis exserta) by its shorter dorsal and lateral sepals and predominantly more easterly distribution.

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