Pterostylis areolata (Pterostylis areolata)
Description
Pterostylis areolata is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and when not flowering, one or two egg-shaped leaves, 30–90 millimetres (1–4 in) long and 10–25 millimetres (0.4–1 in) wide. Flowering plants usually have a single pale green flower with translucent white stripes, sometimes with orange-coloured tips. The flowers are relatively large, lean forwards and are borne on a flowering stem 70–250 millimetres (3–10 in) high with between two and four stem leaves. The dorsal sepal and petals are fused, forming a hood or "galea" over the column with the dorsal sepal having a short point on its end. The lateral sepals spread apart from each other and turn towards the back of the galea. The labellum is red becoming darker near the tip. Flowering occurs from October to December.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Pterostylis
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