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Basalt Greenhood
Pterostylis basaltica
Pterostylis basaltica
A deciduous terrestrial orchid producing a basal rosette of 9-20 ground-hugging stem-encircling green leaves.The leaves have generally withered by flowering time. The flowers open sequentially from lowest to highest on the stem.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Herb |
| Group | Orchid |
| Other Common Names | Basalt Rustyhood |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Stout habit and prominently striped flowers with a narrow fleshy labellum with very few marginal hairs, and narrow, shallowly concave lateral sepals. Habitat preference and late flowering time also distinguish this orchid from similar Pterostylis species. |
| Life Form Group | Herb |
| Life Form Codes | Medium Herb (MH) |
| EVC types | EVC 132_61: Heavier-soils Plains Grassland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Asparagales |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Genus | Pterostylis |
| Species | basaltica |
Endemic to Victoria, restricted to remnant native grassland on basalt rock outcrops.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Endangered |
| FFG Act | Listed as threatened |
| EPBC Act | Endangered |
| FFG Action Statement |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
