Pterostylis perculta
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Family Orchidaceae
Taxonomy: Pterostylis perculta (D.L.Jones & C.J.French) D.L.Jones
Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Oligochaetochilus percultus D.L.Jones & C.J.French (nomenclatural synonym)
- Oligochaetochilus sp. Ongerup (K.R.Newbey 4874) (taxonomic synonym)
- Pterostylis aff. pusilla (taxonomic synonym)
- Pterostylis platypus A.P.Br., P.Dundas, K.W.Dixon & Hopper (taxonomic synonym)
- Pterostylis platypus N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
- Pterostylis sp. Ongerup (taxonomic synonym)
- Pterostylis sp. Ongerup (K.R.Newbey 4874) (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Pterostylis pusilla R.S.Rogers (pro parte misapplied)
- Pterostylis pusilla R.S.Rogers (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (10), Barrett_2009 (2), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 22 records in 7 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: Barrett_2009]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 10.5 mm (5-16 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 5.5 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); obovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): imbricate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (1); perennial (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- storage_organ (categorical): stem_tuber (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): fleshy_underground_organ (1) [sources: Barrett_2009]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.12 m (0.12-0.12 m) [sources: WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 8 | 10 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| 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. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Barrett_2009 | 2 | 2 | S. Barrett, S. Comer, N. McQuoid, M. Porter, C. Tiller, and D. Utber. Identification and Conservation of Fire Sensitive Ecosystems and Species of the South Coast Natural Resource Management Region.. government. Department of Conservation and Land Management, South Coast Region, Western Australia, 2009. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |