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Needle-point rustyhood

Pterostylis aciculiformis (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Pterostylis

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Needle-point rustyhood: Pterostylis aciculiformis in the Heatherlie Quarry, Grampians National Park
Photo: Reiner Richter, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Needle-point rustyhood

Synonyms

  • Oligochaetochilus aciculiformis (Nicholls) Szlach.
  • Pterostylis pusilla var. aciculiformis Nicholls
  • Pterostylis rufa subsp. aciculiformis (Nicholls) Blackmore & Clemesha

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.