Nature conservation

Threatened species

Alpine Greenhood - Australian Alps: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Pterostylis alpina
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable
Commonwealth status: Not listed
Last updated: 18 Oct 2022

Distribution of the species within this region

The Alpine Greenhood is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Australian Alps Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Snowy Mountains Known None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Alpine Greenhood - Australian Alps is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

  • Grassy woodlands
    • Southern Tableland Grassy Woodlands
      • 303 Black Sally grassy low woodland in valleys in the upper slopes sub-region of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion and western South Eastern Highlands Bioregion
      • 3365 Bondo Slopes Red Stringybark Grassy Forest
    • Subalpine Woodlands
      • 3383 Kosciuszko Subalpine Hollows Black Sally Woodland
      • 1191 Snow Gum - Candle Bark woodland on broad valley flats of the tablelands and slopes, South Eastern Highlands Bioregion
      • 1196 Snow Gum - Mountain Gum shrubby open forest of montane areas, South Eastern Highlands Bioregion and Australian Alps Bioregion
      • 3385 Southern Tableland Creekflat Swamp Woodland