Plant
12-40cm tall. Flowers erupt from the side of the tubular leaf, leaving the free tip among the flowers.
Flowers
Up to 30, cream to green with reddish base uppermost.
Flowering
February - May.
Habitat
Locally common in gumland scrub and winter wet clays, often with sundews and sedges. South to Nelson.
Conservation
Can be locally abundant at suitable sites but naturally uncommon.
Notes
Very similar to G. nudum but sometimes with more flowers.
Key features
The leaf extends into the flower spike flowers dominantly creamy green.