Pterostylis excelsa
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Family Orchidaceae
Taxonomy: Pterostylis excelsa M.A.Clem.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Oligochaetochilus excelsa Szlach. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Oligochaetochilus excelsus (M.A.Clem.) Szlach. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pterostylis mitchellii f. major W.R.Barker, R.M.Barker, Jessop & Vonow (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Pterostylis hamata Blackmore & Clemesha (misapplied)
- Pterostylis mitchellii Lindl. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): SA
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (9), Draper_2023 (3), SAH_2014 (5), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (21). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 35 traits from 55 records in 9 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fire response
- resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (1) [sources: White_2020]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 55 mm (20-80 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2014]
- leaf_width (numerical): 14 mm (8-18 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2014]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_elliptical (1); ovate (1); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): acute (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): imbricate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_form (categorical): geophyte (1) [sources: White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
- dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (1) [sources: White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
- storage_organ (categorical): stem_tuber (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.8 m (0.8-0.8 m) [sources: SAH_2014]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 21 | 21 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 9 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| SAH_2023 | 8 | 8 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2014 | 3 | 5 | J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Draper_2023 | 3 | 3 | J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |