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== Distribution and habitat == == Distribution and habitat ==
The orchid has a restricted range. Before its rediscovery, the Robust Greenhood was last seen at Mount Tarrengower near ] in 1941, with previous records limited to ] hills in the Maldon area. It had never been recorded in the vicinity of Nardoo Hills, some 90 km north-west of Maldon.<ref name=bha/> The orchid has a restricted range. Before its rediscovery, the Robust Greenhood was last seen at Mount Tarrengower near ] in 1941, with previous records limited to ] hills in the Maldon area. It had never been recorded in the vicinity of Nardoo Hills, some 90&nbsp;km north-west of Maldon.<ref name=bha/>


== References == == References ==

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* {{cite journal |author=Jones, D.L. |year=1994 |title= |journal=Muelleria |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=191 |url= }} * {{cite journal |author=Jones, D.L. |year=1994 |title= |journal=Muelleria |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=191 |url= }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.bushheritage.org.au/news/headlines/headlines_2011/extinct-no-more.html|title=Extinct no more |accessdate=2011-03-21 |work=BHA News and Media |first=Lynn |last=Clark |publisher=Bush Heritage Australia |date=Updated 2011-03-07 }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.bushheritage.org.au/news/headlines/headlines_2011/extinct-no-more.html|title=Extinct no more |accessdate=2011-03-21 |work=BHA News and Media |first=Lynn |last=Clark |publisher=Bush Heritage Australia |date=2011-03-07 }}


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Robust Greenhood
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Pterostylidinae
Genus: Pterostylis
Species: P. valida
Binomial name
Pterostylis valida
(Nicholls) D.L.Jones
Synonyms
  • Oligochaetochilus validus
  • Pterostylis squamata var. valida

Pterostylis valida, commonly known as the Robust Greenhood, is a terrestrial orchid species that is endemic to Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It was considered to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 2009 at the Nardoo Hills Reserves, a nature reserve owned by Bush Heritage Australia in central Victoria.

Description

The orchid bears two to six translucent green and white striped flowers up to 20 mm long on short stalks. The petals curve inwards, giving the flower a hooded appearance. It flowers: from October to November.

Distribution and habitat

The orchid has a restricted range. Before its rediscovery, the Robust Greenhood was last seen at Mount Tarrengower near Maldon in 1941, with previous records limited to granite hills in the Maldon area. It had never been recorded in the vicinity of Nardoo Hills, some 90 km north-west of Maldon.

References

Notes

  1. Jones (1994).
  2. ^ Clark (2011).

Sources

  • Jones, D.L. (1994). Muelleria. 8 (2): 191. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • Clark, Lynn (2011-03-07). "Extinct no more". BHA News and Media. Bush Heritage Australia. Retrieved 2011-03-21.


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