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wand blackroot
Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.
Pterocaulon virgatum, or wand blackroot, is a perennial herb native to the Americas with a documented history of Cherokee medicinal use.
Candlewood
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Lam.) Walp.
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, or candlewood, is a South African indigenous tree or shrub cultivated for ornament and hedging.
Hoary Pterocephalus
Pterocephalus lasiospermus Link
Pterocephalus lasiospermus Link is an endemic Tenerife shrub that blooms in early summer.
false meadowbeauty
Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.
Pterolepis glomerata, false meadowbeauty, is a neotropical Melastomataceae plant that grows in humid grasslands and gardens.
Ash Gumbush
Pteronia incana (Burm.fil.) DC.
Pteronia incana is a low fragrant bush from South Africa with medicinal leaves and yellow spring flowerheads.
Common Gumbush
Pteronia paniculata Thunb.
Pteronia paniculata Thunb. is an aromatic sticky-leaved shrub widespread across southern Africa’s dry habitats.
kāmahi
Pterophylla racemosa (L.fil.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
Pterophylla racemosa (kāmahi) is a common evergreen tree native to New Zealand, with documented traditional medicinal uses.
Tōwai
Pterophylla sylvicola (Sol. ex A.Cunn.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
Pterophylla sylvicola, or tōwai, is a New Zealand tree that grows from North Cape to Auckland’s Waitākere Ranges.
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea Nutt.
Pterospora andromedea, or pinedrops, is a non-photosynthetic protocarnivorous plant native to North America.
Fairy Mist
Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Pterostegia drymarioides is a tiny annual flowering plant native to western North America, found in shady habitats.
Sharp greenhood
Pterostylis acuminata R.Br.
Pterostylis acuminata is a nodding green and white orchid that flowers from March to May in eastern Australian coastal forests and heath.
Kauri Greenhood
Pterostylis agathicola D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.
Pterostylis agathicola is a terrestrial orchid that grows exclusively in kauri forests of New Zealand's North Island.
winter greenhood
Pterostylis alobula (Hatch) L.B.Moore
Pterostylis alobula is a tuberous perennial herb endemic to New Zealand that produces a single green and white striped flower from March to October.
Australian mountain greenhood
Pterostylis alpina R.S.Rogers
Pterostylis alpina is a tuberous perennial terrestrial orchid that grows in southeastern Australian high-rainfall mountain forests.
southern autumn greenhood
Pterostylis ampliata (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones
Pterostylis ampliata is a widespread Australian herbaceous terrestrial orchid with a single striped, large flower. It grows in drier inland forests and woodlands.
southern greenhood
Pterostylis australis Hook.f.
Pterostylis australis is a tuberous terrestrial greenhood orchid native to New Zealand, found in scrub and Nothofagus forest.
Tutukiwi
Pterostylis banksii R.Br. ex A.Cunn.
Pterostylis banksii is a tuberous terrestrial orchid found across main and outlying New Zealand islands, with green striped flowers blooming September to December.
Pterostylis cardiostigma D.Cooper
Pterostylis cardiostigma D.Cooper
Pterostylis cardiostigma is a heart-stigma greenhood orchid endemic to New Zealand that can self-pollinate.
Trim Greenhood
Pterostylis concinna R.Br.
Pterostylis concinna is a small Australian orchid with a single striped flower that grows in moist forests and coastal scrub.
blunt greenhood
Pterostylis curta R.Br.
Pterostylis curta, the blunt greenhood orchid, is widespread across eastern Australia, and grown in horticulture.
slender greenhood
Pterostylis foliata Hook.f.
Pterostylis foliata is a widespread but uncommon tuberous terrestrial orchid found in parts of Australia and New Zealand.
grass-leaved greenhood
Pterostylis graminea Hook.f.
Pterostylis graminea is a grass-leaved tuberous perennial orchid native to New Zealand’s main islands, growing in forests, scrub and wetland margins.
cobra greenhood
Pterostylis grandiflora R.Br.
Pterostylis grandiflora is a tuberous terrestrial orchid from eastern Australia, grown mainly by orchid enthusiasts.
tall greenhood
Pterostylis melagramma D.L.Jones
Pterostylis melagramma is a tuberous perennial herb found in higher rainfall south-eastern Australian regions, flowering from June to November.
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