Pterostylis taurus
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Family Orchidaceae
Taxonomy: Pterostylis taurus M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Diplodium taurus (M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pterostylis ophioglossa subsp. fusca Clemesha (taxonomic synonym)
- Taurantha taurus (M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Pterostylis ophioglossa var. collina Rupp (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2023 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 9 traits from 11 records in 3 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 17.5 mm (10-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 10 mm (5-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 6 | 8 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |