Pterostylis
New Zealand Greenhood Orchids.
Pterostylis is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Commonly called greenhood orchids, they are terrestrial, deciduous, perennial, tuberous, herbs found in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, New Caledonia and one Indonesian island. The flowers are mostly green, sometimes with brown, reddish or white stripes, and are distinguished from other orchids by their unusual flower structures and pollination mechanism.
Further information can be found at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterostylis
https://inaturalist.nz/taxa/83401-Pterostylis
https://www.nativeorchids.co.nz/
In this section there are photographs of all the species I have found. Which is not many when there are about 28 species in New Zealand.
Pterostylis is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Commonly called greenhood orchids, they are terrestrial, deciduous, perennial, tuberous, herbs found in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, New Caledonia and one Indonesian island. The flowers are mostly green, sometimes with brown, reddish or white stripes, and are distinguished from other orchids by their unusual flower structures and pollination mechanism.
Further information can be found at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterostylis
https://inaturalist.nz/taxa/83401-Pterostylis
https://www.nativeorchids.co.nz/
In this section there are photographs of all the species I have found. Which is not many when there are about 28 species in New Zealand.