This native groundcover
is commonly known as
upright maroonhood.
Pterostylis erecta
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Orchidaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A small, slender plant with a basal rosette of lanceolate leaves at ground level. Flowering stem 18-30cm high with one erect 2cm high brownish flower. Flowering period August-September. Rare in area; K'gari (Fraser Island) (Alan Logan). Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: K'gari.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
