Pterostylis atrosanguinea

Common name: Crowded Banded Greenhood

Meaning of name:

Pterostylis comes from the Greek words pteron, meaning wing, and stylos, meaning pillar, referring to the winged column. The column is an organ combining the stamens and style of the flower. Atrosanguinea is from the Latin words ater, meaning dark, and sanguineus, meaning blood-coloured, of both fresh and dried blood.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

Up to 20 flowers are held on stems up to 40 centimetres high between July and September.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Key to the Native Orchids of Western Australia https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/wa-orchids/key/wa_orchids/Media/Html/entities/pterostylis_atrosanguinea.htm

Australian Orchid Review https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/310601#page/1/mode/1up

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51441839#overview

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/48675