Pterostylis barbata
Lindl.
Bearded greenhood, Bird orchid
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPterostylis barbata, commonly known as western bearded greenhood or bird orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Flowering plants have a rosette of leaves at the base of the plant and a single translucent white flower with dark green veins on a flowering stem with up to 20 stem leaves. It is one of a number of bearded orchids, some of which have yet to be formally described, all of which have a distinctive feather-like labellum.
Description
An orchid. It is a small herb. It produces tubers. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-30 cm high. It produces a single flower. The flower is dark green.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in open forest between Perth and Albany in Western Australia. It grows amongst thick leaf litter.
Where It Grows
Australia*, Tasmania,
Notes
There are about 120-150 Pterostylis species. They are mostly in the Australia and Pacific area.
Synonyms
References (4)
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 190
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 88
- Rolsh, 1994, Wildflowers of the Western State, Rolsh Productions Albany WA. p 24
- Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 76 (Pterostylis plumosa)
