Pterostylis psammophila
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Family Orchidaceae
Taxonomy: Pterostylis psammophila (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Oligochaetochilus "Sandy Creek" R.J.Bates (taxonomic synonym)
- Oligochaetochilus psammophilus D.L.Jones (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pterostylis "Sandy Creek" R.J.Bates (taxonomic synonym)
- Pterostylis psammophilus R.J.Bates (orthographic variant)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Pterostylis biseta Blackmore & Clemesha (pro parte 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), SPRAT_2025_2 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 24 records in 6 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: SPRAT_2025_2]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 30 mm (10-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 8.5 mm (5-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (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 (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): stem_tuber (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): stem_tuber (1) [sources: SPRAT_2025_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| SPRAT_2025_2 | 6 | 6 | F. D. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water. Species Profile and Threats Database. 2025. url: https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl. |
| 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. |
| 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. |