Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
Species Database

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

A Summer Greenhood

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TitleA Summer Greenhood
CategoryOrchid
SubjectGreenhood
Common NameDark-Tip Greenhood
Scientific NamePterostylis/Diplodium atrans
Flowering Timejan,feb,mar,nov,dec
Photo Date26-Mar-2011 16:45
PhotographerR Richter
Post Date01-Oct-2011
DescriptionMedium sized summer-flowering greenhood with a dark tip to the dorsal sepal. Can have a wide ranging flowering time depending on climate. One or two plants are seen every few years.
DistributionUncommon in the reserve. Has been found around the car park/orchid road area and the inner Loop tracks.
Similar SpeciesSmaller and less colored than a Cobra Greenhood (grandiflorum); Dorsal sepal far less prominent than Summer Greenhood (decurva).
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