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Pterostylis paludosa Plant: to 30 cm tall, leaves pale yellowish green, stiffly upright, 25-50 x 5-10 mm. Flowers: medium sized 8-20 x 5-6 cm. Sepals and petals stout, short, tips almost flat. Lateral sepals straight crossinf dorsal clse to the tip. Labellum dark, tip constricted, scarcely twisted, stigma heart shaped. Habitat: lowland to montane peaty wetlands, bog loving. Waikato to Ruahines. Flowering: October to January. Conservation: usually scattered plants; declining. Waikato and Central North Is. Notes: shows affinities to P. montana but is smaller and more chunky and is usually confined to wet areas. Key features: plants of wetlands. Small, pale yellowish plants, stout in leaf and flower, stigma heart-shaped. |