Pterostylis mutica R.Br. 1810 SECTION Hymenochilus
Inflorescence Photos by © John Varigos
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THROUGH 
Common Name The Mutilated Pterostylis [refers to the missing caudae] - In Australia The Midget Pterostylis
Flower Size .2" [5 mm]
Found in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania in grassy forests, woodlands, and grassland in well drained soils st elevations of 50 to 900 meters as a cool to cold growing terrestrial with a rosette of 6 to 12, dark green, flat margined leaves that blooms late winter through spring on an erect, 6 to 14" [15 to 35 cm] long, 2 to 20 flowered inflorescence with widely spaced, green, sometimes transparent flowers
Synonyms Hymenochilus muticus (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002; Oligochaetochilus muticus (R.Br.) Szlach. 2001
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , AOS Bulletin Vol 33 No 2 1964 photo ok; Orchids of Australia Nicholls 1969 drawing fide; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 1988 as Hymenochilus muticus photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 2016 drawing fide;
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