Pterostylis nutans

Nodding Greenhood at Canberra Central, ACT

Pterostylis nutans at Canberra Central, ACT - 25 Sep 2016
Pterostylis nutans at Canberra Central, ACT - 25 Sep 2016
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Identification history

Pterostylis nutans 25 Oct 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Pterostylis nutans 12 Oct 2016 CathB
Pterostylis sp. 27 Sep 2016 CathB
Unidentified 26 Sep 2016 BarrieR

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5 comments

CathB wrote:
   27 Sep 2016
This has characters of both P. nutans and P. pedunculata. What do you think, Tony?
TonyWood wrote:
   27 Sep 2016
I thought the same Cath, both species grow nearby, so the most likely is a hybrid.
TonyWood wrote:
   27 Sep 2016
Aaron and Michael, how should we handle hybrids on CNM?
CathB wrote:
   13 Oct 2016
I have been checking old nutans flowers, and as they age, the lateral sepals seem to close up and angle back like this. Some of them also become more upright like this, perhaps the ones that have been fertilised.
TonyWood wrote:
   13 Oct 2016
I checked with Mark Clements who thought it was just a P. nutans a bit past its best.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 Sep 2016 01:07 PM Recorded on
  • BarrieR Recorded by

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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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