PlantNET Home DONATE TODAY | PlantNET Home | Search NSW Flora | Contact Us  
FloraOnline
Introduction
Plant Name Search
Index Search
Spatial Search
Identification Keys
Classification
Glossary
WeedAlert
Telopea Journal
Other Data Sources
NEW SOUTH WALES FLORA ONLINE Printable Page

Pterostylis russellii T.E.Hunt
Family Orchidaceae
Pterostylis russellii T.E.Hunt APNI*

Synonyms: Diplodium russellii (T.E.Hunt) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. APNI*

Description: Terrestrial herb.

Rosette leaves 3–6, oblong to cordate, 1.5–4 cm long, 10–18 mm wide, margins irregular to wavy; petiolate.

Scape to 35 cm high, with 3–5 spreading stem leaves. Flower c. 2.5 cm long, erect, dark green and white, shiny. Dorsal sepal with a filiform point to 7 mm long. Petal margins not flared. Lateral sepals tightly embracing the galea; sinus flat, shallowly notched at the centre, abruptly protruding when viewed from the side; free points 25–30 mm long, filiform, erect. Labellum oblong-lanceolate, green at base, red-brown towards apex, obtuse, 13–15 mm long, c. 3 mm wide, obtuse, curved, the distal third protruding from the sinus in the set position.


Habitat
Photo Lachlan Copeland

Habit
Photo Lachlan Copeland

Flower
Photo Lachlan Copeland

Type
Specimen

Flowering: April–August

Distribution and occurrence: Grows on moist shady slopes in tall sclerophyll forest; north from Grafton.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by D. L. Jones
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
  Privacy | Copyright | Disclaimer | About PlantNET | Cite PlantNET