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Kōrero: Orchids

Greenhood

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Greenhood

In greenhood orchids the upper sepal and petals are joined to form a hood. The long side sepals sweep backwards in Pterostylis patens, a ground orchid of upland forests and subalpine scrub.

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New Zealand Native Orchids

by Michael Pratt

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Ian St George, Orchids – Orchid habitat, features and conservation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10825/greenhood (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ian St George, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.