midget greenhood

Pterostylis mutica

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Pterostylis mutica, commonly known as the midget greenhood, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Australia, occurring in all states but not the Northern Territory. There is a rosette of leaves at the base of the flowering stem and up to fifteen pale green flowers which have a sensitive labellum.

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  1. (c) Rolf Lawrenz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rolf Lawrenz
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterostylis_mutica

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