Plants of
South Australia
Pterostylis arenicola
Orchidaceae
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 2

Prior names

Oligochaetochilus arenicola

Pterostylis squamata, partly

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Murray, Southern Lofty, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
Collection number
Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA175,000 (0.06 g)1516-Oct-2018JRG691
South Eastern
24-Apr-2019N/C-18°C
BGA231,600 (0.079 g)161-Nov-2018Grange Golf Course
Southern Lofty
24-Jun-2020 -18°C
BGA1,567,000 (0.54 g)765-Nov-2019DJD3870
Southern Lofty
28-Jun-2021N/C-18°C, -80°C
BGA56,000 (0.019 g)210-Nov-2020Grange Golf Course
Southern Lofty
28-Jun-2021N/C-18°C
BGA240,800 (0.086 g)30+27-Nov-2021LW1
Murray
10-Aug-2022N/C-18°C
BGA117,700 (0.406 g)50+24-Nov-2022TST1502
Southern Lofty
21-Jun-2023N/C-18°C, -80°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.