Blackmore, J.A.P. & Clemesha, S.C. (June 1968), A review of the so-called "rufous group" for the genus Pterostylis. The Orchadian 2(12): 164 & fig. [comb. nov.]

basionym: Pterostylis pusilla var. aciculiformis Nicholls legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 131, Fig 118B-B1 [secondary reference]

common name: Ruddy-hood [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 204, 730 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Greenhood [n/a] common name: Ruddy Hood [n/a]

• Comment: Errata notes on page 730 suggest that illustrations and some aspects of the accompanying text for Pterostylis rufa be regarded with caution due to the possibility of identification errors and changes in nomenclature within the Orchidaceae.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 33 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pterostylis pusilla R.S.Rogers legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pterostylis pusilla var. aciculiformis Nicholls legitimate

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 220 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 119 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pterostylis aciculiformis (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Pterostylis. Flora of New South Wales 4: 189 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pterostylis aciculiformis (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Pterostylis. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 830 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pterostylis aciculiformis (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A. & Molloy, B.P.J. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (28 November 2002), A synopsis of the subtribe Pterostylidinae. Australian Orchid Research 4: 131 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Oligochaetochilus aciculiformis (Nicholls) Szlach. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 26 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pterostylis aciculiformis (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate by Blackmore, J.A.P. & Clemesha, S.C. (June 1968), A review of the so-called "rufous group" for the genus Pterostylis. The Orchadian 2(12): 164 & fig.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pterostylis aciculiformis (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

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