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Pterostylis plumosa

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Family Orchidaceae

Taxonomy: Pterostylis plumosa Cady

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Plumatichilos plumosa Szlach. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Plumatichilos plumosus (Cady) Szlach. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Pterostylis sp. aff. plumosa (Mallee) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pterostylis sp. aff. plumosa (Woodland) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pterostylis sp. aff. plumosa 1 (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pterostylis sp. aff. plumosa 2 (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Pterostylis barbata Lindl. (misapplied)
  • Pterostylis barbata Lindl. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (7), Cheal_2017 (8), Draper_2023 (3), Mokany_2015 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (4), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (11), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (10), Sjostrom_2006 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (63), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 48 traits from 160 records in 18 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): green (1); red_brown (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (3) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (6) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 353.43 mm2 (353.43-353.43 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 26.88 mm (10-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 8.67 mm (4-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); lanceolate (1); oblong (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): convolute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1); imbricate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3); cam (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (10) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): orchid_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (5) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnyyynn (5) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): stem_tuber (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): stem_tuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0 mg (0-0 mg) [sources: Williams_2011]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202163M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Sjostrom_2006412A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
NHNSW_2023911N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_2023911VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_2023810S. 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/.
Williams_20111010R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
Cheal_201768D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
ABRS_202357Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202244N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_201444B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Draper_202333J. 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.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
Mokany_201522K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.