Pterostylis vernalis (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. 2010 SUBGENUS Speculantha

Another Flower Photos by Colin & Mischa Rowan and her Retired Aussies Website

Part ShadeCold Summer Fall

Common Name or Meaning The Summer Blooming Pterostylis - The Flat Rock Greenhood

Flower Size .48 to .6" [1.2 to 1.5 cm]

Found in New South Wales as a cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the late summer and early fall on an erect single flowered inflorescence

Synonyms *Speculantha vernalis D.L.Jones 2006

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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