Orchidaceae Juss.
Pterostylis argillacea G.Brockman & C.J.French , legitimate, scientific
Brockman, G. & French, C.J. (22 March 2024), Two new species in Pterostylis (Orchidaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 35: 25-27, Fig. 1 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: [East of Kalbarri] Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 19 September 2018, C.J. French CJF 12549 (holo: PERTH 09183043)."
taxonomic synonym: Pterostylis sp. Murchison (C.J.French CJF 12549) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Murchison Rufous Greenhood [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is from the Latin argillaceus (growing on clay), alluding to the preferred habitat of the species in or around low, winter-wet, brown clay pans."