Pterostylis macrocalymma

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

Oligochaetochilus macrocalymma

Large-hooded Rufous Greenhood

Pterostylis rufa (Rufus Greenhoods)

Mark Clements & David Jones in Austral.Orchid Res. 1:124 (1989)

Northampton to Eurardy Station, growing in sandy-clay and clay soils in tall shrublands.

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A large flowered species 80–250 mm high with eight to 12 leaves forming a ground-hugging basal rosette 50–70 mm across and up to 10 translucent, green and white or brown and white flowers 8–10 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Spoon-lipped Rufous Greenhood (Pterostylis spathulata) by its shorter stature and larger flowers.

Priority One