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Pterostylis spathulata M.A.Clem.
Spoon-lipped Rufous Greenhood

Reference
Austral.Orchid Res. 1:127 (1989)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, to 0.3 m high. Fl. green-white-brown, Sep to Oct. Yellow & red sand, red clay loam, brown loam, granite, sandstone. Flats, hills, breakaways, creeklines, near salt lakes, roadsides.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 February 2004
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Murchison, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Coorow, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Menzies, Merredin, Moora, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Sandstone, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.