This native groundcover is commonly known as small nodding greenhood.
Pterostylis hispidula is described as a "monocot" in the Orchidaceae family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region. In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Reported at K'gari (Fraser Island) (Alan Logan). A single disjunct record on K'gari. Unconfirmed observations at K'gari (https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/168422695, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/168451933).
See discussion https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/117500141.
Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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