Common name: Slender Greenhood
Pterostylis foliata Hook.f. APNI*
Description: Terrestrial herb.
Leaves 3–6, scattered on the basal part of the stem, oblong to ovate or elliptic, 2–5 cm long, 8–16 mm wide, margins crisped or wavy; sessile.
Scape to 30 cm high; stem smooth. Flower c. 2 cm long, dark green and white with brown in the galea, erect. Apex of galea obliquely erect, flat or slightly decurved. Lateral sepals tightly embracing the galea; sinus broadly to deeply V-shaped when viewed from the front, protruding in a shallow curve when viewed from the side; free points linear-tapered, c. 15 mm long, erect, divergent. Petals narrow, subacute. Labellum oblong, 9–12 mm long, c. 3 mm wide, brown, obtuse, distal third protruding from the sinus in the set position.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on sheltered slopes in high rainfall forest; rare, south from Batlow area.
NSW subdivisions: ST
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. S.A.
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Vulnerable
Text by D. L. Jones
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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