D.L.Jones (leafy closed scrubs dominated Peak flowering period: greenhood) by either Leptospermum mid October to mid laevigatum or Beyeria November lechenaultii var. latifolia; Although this species can sites are typically form massive colonies it sheltered, facing south or can be difficult to detect south-easterly to westerly, because plants can occur with seasonally damp but among dense grass and well-drained humus-rich beneath low coastal scrub sandy loams, often with Has distinctive rosettes moss and deep leaf litter that can be easily counted Pterostylis Endangered SA, Victoria Peppermint box Vegetative growth: Similar species: despectans and NSW (Eucalyptus odorata) rosettes develop in winter Pterostylis mirabilis, O. (Nicholls) grassy woodland; flat or to early spring but bisetus complex M.A.Clem. & undulating woodland or generally wither before (lowly open forest of yellow gum the flower spike matures. greenhood) (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) Peak flowering period: and grey box (E. late October into summer, microcarpa) or yellow gum but mostly in November and yellow box (E. and December melliodora); adjacent to The species is usually red gum (E. found in open areas camaldulensis) woodland; where it is well adjacent to red box (E. camouflaged by grass polyanthemos) open and leaf litter, and may forests sometimes be hidden away under low shrubs; forms quite extensive
D.L.Jones (leafy greenhood) closed scrubs dominated by either Leptospermum laevigatum or Beyeria lechenaultii var. latifolia; sites are typically sheltered, facing south or south-easterly to westerly, with seasonally damp but well-drained humus-rich sandy loams, often with moss and deep leaf litter Peak flowering period: mid October to mid November Although this species can form massive colonies it can be difficult to detect because plants can occur among dense grass and beneath low coastal scrub Has distinctive rosettes that can be easily counted Pterostylis despectans (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & (lowly greenhood) Endangered SA, Victoria and NSW Peppermint box (Eucalyptus odorata) grassy woodland; flat or undulating woodland or open forest of yellow gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) and grey box (E. microcarpa) or yellow gum and yellow box (E. melliodora); adjacent to red gum (E. camaldulensis) woodland; adjacent to red box (E. polyanthemos) open forests Vegetative growth: rosettes develop in winter to early spring but generally wither before the flower spike matures. Peak flowering period: late October into summer, but mostly in November and December The species is usually found in open areas where it is well camouflaged by grass and leaf litter, and may sometimes be hidden away under low shrubs; forms quite extensive Similar species: Pterostylis mirabilis, O. bisetus complex
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