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Pterostylis picta M.A.Clem.
Painted Rufous Greenhood

Reference
Austral.Orchid Res. 1:125 (1989)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, to 0.35 m high. Fl. green & white, Sep to Nov. Yellow clay, sandy clay or loam, gravelly loam, shallow soils, granite. Flats, undulating plains, riverbanks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 February 2004

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Beverley, Broomehill-Tambellup, Carnamah, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Esperance, Goomalling, Jerramungup, Katanning, Kojonup, Moora, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Toodyay, Trayning, Victoria Plains, West Arthur, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yilgarn, York.