Pterostylis bicolor
M. A. Clem. & D. L. Jones
Two-colour greenhood
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPterostylis bicolor, commonly known as the black-tip greenhood, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a rosette of leaves and when flowering, three to ten well-spaced, bright green flowers with a blunt, greenish-black appendage on the labellum. It is similar to the swan orchid, Pterostylis cycnocephala but that species has a beak-like appendage and crowded flowers.
Description
A temperate orchid in the Orchidaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Australia,
References (1)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 70
