Common name: Trim Greenhood
Pterostylis concinna R.Br. APNI* Synonyms: Taurantha concinna (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. APNI*
Description: Terrestrial herb.
Rosette leaves 4–6, ovate to oblong, 1–3 cm long, 6–15 mm wide, margins entire or wavy; petiolate.
Scape to 25 cm high, very slender. Flower c. 2 cm long, erect, white and dark green with brown suffusions in the galea and sinus. Apex of galea slightly decurved. Lateral sepals tightly embracing the galea; sinus flat when viewed from the front, shallowly mounded when viewed from the side; free points filiform to clavate, c. 20 mm long, erect. Petals broad. Labellum oblong, 6–8 mm long, c. 2 mm wide, dark brown, apex deeply notched, apex just visible through the sinus in the set position.
Flowering: May–September
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in moist areas of sclerophyll forest and coastal scrub; south from Mudgee.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, CWS
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. S.A.
Hybridises sporadically with P. decurva.
Text by D. L. Jones
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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