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Pterostylis mutica R.Br.

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Pterostylis mutica R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 328 (1810)
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.

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R.Br.
R.Br.
1810
328
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Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
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Pterostylis mutica

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Pterostylis mutica R.Br.

Plant small, c. 2–10 cm. tall at fl. Stem ± hidden by lfy bracts. Rosette lvs ∞, c. 5–15 × 3–10 mm.; lamina almost rhombic, not clearly distinct from broadly winged petiole, firm-textured, sts alveolate, bluish or yellowish green or brownish; cauline lvs smaller, sheathing. Fls (1)–2–6, each with a sheathing floral bract; per. greenish or brownish with pale stripes. Dorsal sepal 5–10 mm. tall, broad, apiculate; lateral sepals little shorter, almost completely connate into a flat lamina bidentate at tip, strongly deflexed in fully open fl. Petals shorter than dorsal sepal, the anterior margin minutely denticulate. Labellum short, broad, obtuse, produced backwards into a smoothly rounded appendage with a low median ridge. Column short, broad; wings broader than long, ciliate over most of their free margins; stigma broadly oval.

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Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
Australia
New South Wales
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
New Zealand
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District

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13 March 2002
9 April 2015
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