Nature conservation

Threatened species

Pterostylis despectans - Riverina: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Pterostylis despectans
Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered
Commonwealth status: Endangered
Last updated: 02 Mar 2022

Distribution of the species within this region

The Pterostylis despectans is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Riverina Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Murray Fans Known None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Pterostylis despectans - Riverina is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

  • Semi-arid woodlands (shrubby sub-formation)
    • Riverine Sandhill Woodlands
      • 20 Buloke - Moonah - Black Box open woodland on sandy rises of semi arid (warm) climate zone (mainly Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion)
      • 75 Yellow Box - White Cypress Pine grassy woodland on deep sandy-loam alluvial soils of the eastern Riverina Bioregion and western NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion
      • 86 Yellow Gum tall woodland of the Murray River floodplain, Riverina Bioregion