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Nodding Greenhood, Parrot's Beak Orchid
Conservation status: Least Concern
| Flowering: | Autumn to Spring |
| Flowers: | Translucent green with reddish tips. |
| Plant: | Low rosette of leaves, to 60mm length. |
| Habitat: | Common in moist, sheltered areas. |
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Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Orchidoideae
Pterostylis
nutans
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References:
- "Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia, including the Island Territories, A" by David L Jones; Reed New Holland; Sydney; 2006; ISBN 9781877069123; p 301
- "Flora of Girraween and Bald Rock, The" by Bill McDonald et al.; Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage; 1995; ISBN 072426356X; p 33
- "Mangroves to Mountains - A Field Guide to the Native Plants of South-east Queensland by Glenn Leiper, Jan Glazebrook, Denis Cox and Kerry Rathie; Society for Growing Australian Plants (Queensland Region) Inc, Logan River Branch; Revised Edition; 2009; ISBN 9780646488462; p 258
- PlantNET – New South Wales Flora Online
- Wikipedia – Pterostylis nutans
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