Orchidaceae
Red rustyhood
Pterostylis rufa
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Pterostylis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Red rustyhood
Synonyms
- Oligochaetochilus rufus (R.Br.) Szlach.
- Pterostylis pusilla var. prominens Rupp
Flowers
- In flower
- October (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Jefferies, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lachlan Copeland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eamonn Culhane, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.