Pterostylis planulata – Flat Rustyhood
Pterostylis planulata is a remarkable orchid that grows in the slightest accumulations of substrate in the rocky outcrops of the Grampians.
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Pterostylis planulata – Flat Rustyhood
Pterostylis despectans – Lowly Rustyhood
Pterostylis despectans is an endangered orchid native to SE Australia, mostly in Victoria but extending across the border to NSW and SA. The species is notable for its short stature…
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Pterostylis despectans – Lowly Rustyhood
Pterostylis tasmanica – Small Bearded Greenhood
Pterostylis tasmanica is an interestingly shaped orchid native to south east Australia and New Zealand. I found this specimen in Melbourne, blooming in late October.
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Pterostylis tasmanica – Small Bearded Greenhood
Pterostylis nutans with pollinator
Pterostylis nutans with pollinating gnat.
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Pterostylis nutans with pollinator
Pterostylis nutans, Melbourne
Pterostylis nutans at the end of July, Melbourne
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Pterostylis nutans, Melbourne
Pterostylis sanguinea
Some nice specimens of Pterostylis sanguinea growing in the Brisbane Ranges. The species is named for its blood red blooms.
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Pterostylis sanguinea
Oligochaetochilus bisetus
Oligochaetochilus bisetus (Pterostylis biseta) in the Wimmera. I find it interesting how the rosette dries out before the flowers do.
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Oligochaetochilus bisetus
Bass Coast – June
In the span of an hour, I found 6 species in bloom in a small reserve on the Bass Coast of Victoria. Chiloglottus sp. This genus is too difficult for…
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Bass Coast – June
Yarra Ranges June
A few winter growing terrestrial species popping up in the Yarra Ranges. A gnat trapped inside the hood of Pterostylis nutans. The pollinium from another plant can be seen attached…
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Yarra Ranges June