Pterostylis nutans

Nodding Greenhood at Paddys River, ACT

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	Pterostylis nutans	17 Aug 2024	Tapirlord
	Pterostylis sp.	16 Aug 2024	BethanyDunne

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small colony around 20-30 plants. tiny. Likely P. nutans?

3 comments

MattM wrote:

16 Aug 2024

Or possibly P. curta? @Tapirlord how do these compare to your plants?

Tapirlord wrote:

17 Aug 2024

In my experience curta tends to lack the reddish-brown tinge at the end of the bud, which usually becomes pronounced in P.nutans when open. See https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4580753. I was out in the field with Beth that day and also thought the plants were P.nutans, the diminutive stature and habitat point away from curta I think.

MattM wrote:

17 Aug 2024

Cheers. I appreciate your wisdom.

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Location information

Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
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Species information

Pterostylis nutans Scientific name
Nodding Greenhood Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
In flower
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