Plants of
South Australia
Pterostylis excelsa
Orchidaceae
Tall Rusty-hood,
Dryland Greenhood
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 3

Prior names

Oligochaetochilus excelsus

Pterostylis hamata

Pterostylis mitchellii

Pterostylis mitchellii f. major

Common names

Tall Rusty-hood

Dryland Greenhood

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
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
BGA268,500 (0.093 g)716-Dec-2021DJD4097
Southern Lofty
10-Aug-2022N/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.