seasonally inundated with freshwater Critically Victoria Granite slopes in shallow Peak flowering period: Similar species: those Pterostylis valida (Nicholls) D.L.Jones endangered pockets of soil in open October and November of the Pterostylis (robust greenhood) woodland excelsa complex Pterostylis Critically Tasmania Native grassland and Peak flowering period: Similar species: wapstrarum endangered grassy woodland October to November species in the P. mutica D.L.Jones (fleshy (Eucalyptus pauciflora and complex (P. mutica, P. greenhood) Eucalyptus viminalis) on rubenachii, P. basalt and dolerite soils wapstrarum) and P. cycnocephala complex (P. pratensis, P. ziegeleri) x Endangered Victoria Floodplains of montane Peak flowering period: Similar species: Pterostylis aenigma D.L.Jones watercourses grasses November and December Pterostylis falcata and & M.A.Clem. and sedges in woodland Pterostylis cucullata (enigmatic and open forest greenhood) Pterostylis xerophila Vulnerable SA, Victoria Semi-arid regions in open Flower-bud formation: Similar species: P. M.A.Clem. (desert mallee scrublands, on August to September xerophila greenhood) rise under ‘buckshot’ Peak flowering period: thickets of Melaleuca August to December, but uncinata and on sand mostly in October and dunes under November Leptospermum coriaceum Morphology of the flowers of Victorian plants varies
seasonally inundated with freshwater Pterostylis valida (Nicholls) D.L.Jones (robust greenhood) Critically endangered Victoria Granite slopes in shallow pockets of soil in open woodland Peak flowering period: October and November Similar species: those of the Pterostylis excelsa complex Pterostylis wapstrarum D.L.Jones (fleshy greenhood) Critically endangered Tasmania Native grassland and grassy woodland (Eucalyptus pauciflora and Eucalyptus viminalis) on basalt and dolerite soils Peak flowering period: October to November Similar species: species in the P. mutica complex (P. mutica, P. rubenachii, P. wapstrarum) and P. cycnocephala complex (P. pratensis, P. ziegeleri) Pterostylis x aenigma D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (enigmatic greenhood) Endangered Victoria Floodplains of montane watercourses grasses and sedges in woodland and open forest Peak flowering period: November and December Similar species: Pterostylis falcata and Pterostylis cucullata Pterostylis xerophila M.A.Clem. (desert greenhood) Vulnerable SA, Victoria Semi-arid regions in open mallee scrublands, on ‘buckshot’ rise under thickets of Melaleuca uncinata and on sand dunes under Leptospermum coriaceum Flower-bud formation: August to September Peak flowering period: August to December, but mostly in October and November Morphology of the flowers of Victorian plants varies Similar species: P. xerophila
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