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The genus Pterostylis is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Pterostylis

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Pterostylis abrupta D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis aciculiformis (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis acuminata R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis aenigma D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis aestiva D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis agathicola D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis allantoidea R.S.Rogers	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis alobula (Hatch) L.B.Moore	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis alpina R.S.Rogers	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis alveata Garnet	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis anatona D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis aneba D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis angusta A.S.George	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis aphylla Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis aquilonia D.L.Jones & B.Gray	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis arenicola M.A.Clem. & J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis areolata Petrie	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis arfakensis (J.J.Sm.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis aspera D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis atrans D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis atriola D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis auriculata Colenso	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis australis Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis banksii R.Br. ex A.Cunn.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis baptistii Fitzg.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis barbata Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis basaltica D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis bicolor M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis bicornis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis biseta Blackmore & Clemesha	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis boormanii Rupp	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis brumalis L.B.Moore	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis bryophila D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis bureaviana Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis calceolus M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis cardiostigma D.Cooper	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis caulescens L.O.Williams	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis cernua D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis chaetophora M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis cheraphila D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis chlorogramma D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis ciliata M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis clavigera Fitzg.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis cobarensis M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis coccina Fitzg.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis collina (Rupp) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis commutata D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis concava D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis concinna R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis × conoglossa Upton	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis crassa (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis crassichila D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis cucullata R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis curta R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis daintreana F.Muell. ex Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis decurva R.S.Rogers	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis depauperata F.M.Bailey	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis despectans (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis dilatata A.S.George	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis diminuta (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis dolichochila D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis dubia R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis elegans D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis erecta T.E.Hunt	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis erythroconcha M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis excelsa M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis fischii Nicholls	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis flavovirens (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis foliata Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis frenchii (D.L.Jones) A.P.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis furcata Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis × furcillata Rupp	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis gibbosa R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis graminea Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis grandiflora R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis hamata Blackmore & Clemesha	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis hamiltonii Nicholls	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis hians D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis hildae Nicholls	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis hispidula Fitzg.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis humilis R.S.Rogers	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis × ingens (Rupp) D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis insectifera M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis irsoniana Hatch	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis irwinii D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis jonesii G.N.Backh.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis laxa Blackmore	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis leptochila M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis lingua M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis littoralis (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis loganii (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis longicurva Rupp	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis longifolia R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis longipetala Rupp	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis lustra D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis macilenta (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis macrocalymma M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis maxima M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis melagramma D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis metcalfei D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis micromega Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis mirabilis (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis mitchellii Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis montana Hatch	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis monticola D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis nana R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis nigricans D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis nutans R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis oblonga D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis obtusa R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis oliveri Petrie	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis ophioglossa R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis ovata M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis paludosa D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis papuana Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis parviflora R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis patens Colenso	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis pedoglossa Fitzg.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis pedunculata R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis petrosa D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis picta M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis planulata D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis plumosa Cady	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis porrecta D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis praetermissa M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis prasina (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis pratensis D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis procera D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis psammophilus (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis puberula Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis pulchella Messmer	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis pusilla R.S.Rogers	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis pyramidalis Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis recurva Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis reflexa R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis revoluta R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis riparia D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis robusta R.S.Rogers	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis roensis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis rogersii E.Coleman	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis rubenachii D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis rufa R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis russellii T.E.Hunt	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis sanguinea D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis sargentii C.R.P.Andrews	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis saxicola D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis scabra Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis scabrida Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis scoliosa D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis setifera M.A.Clem., Matthias & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis silvicultrix (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis smaragdyna D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis spathulata M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis splendens D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis squamata R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis stenochila D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis stricta Clemesha & B.Gray	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis subtilis D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis tanypoda D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis tasmanica D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis taurus M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis tenuicauda Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis tenuissima Nicholls	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis timorensis Schuit. & J.J.Verm.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis torquata D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis × toveyana Ewart & Sharman	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis tristis Colenso	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis trullifolia Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis truncata Fitzg.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis tunstallii D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis turfosa Endl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis uliginosa D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis venosa Colenso	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis viriosa (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis vittata Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis wapstrarum D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis williamsonii D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis woollsii Fitzg.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis xerophila M.A.Clem.	Accepted		WCSP
Pterostylis ziegeleri D.L.Jones	Accepted		WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 222 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Pterostylis. Of these 183 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 35 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Pterostylis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 222 species names for the genus Pterostylis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	183	82.4%
◕	Synonym	34	15.3%
◕	Unplaced	1	0.5%
◕	Unassessed	4	1.8%

All names

The status of the 257 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Pterostylis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	184	71.6%
◕	Synonym	68	26.5%
◕	Unplaced	1	0.4%
◕	Unassessed	4	1.6%

Of these names,

• 2 are recorded as illegitimate
• 1 are recorded as a spelling variant

The confidence with which the status of the 222 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Pterostylis, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	183	34	0	0	217	97.7%
	Medium confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Low confidence	0	0	1	4	5	2.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Pterostylis, are as follows: