Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
Species Database

This database has been compiled to showcase some of the species found in the reserve.

Tiny Greenhood


Title	Tiny Greenhood
Category	Orchid
Subject	Greenhood
Common Name	Red-tip Greenhood
Scientific Name	Speculantha (Pterostylis) sp. aff. parviflora
Flowering Time	apr,may
Photo Date	21-Apr-2007 13:05
Photographer	R Richter
Post Date	21-Apr-2007
Description	A small greenhood (to 25cm) flowering early in the orchid season (autumn). They generally produce 2—6 flowers that all face inwards and have brownish tips. Flowering stems lack a basal rosette of leaves.
Distribution	Found throughout the park, mainly along the central Loop Track, as individuals or small colonies.