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Species profile—Plectorrhiza tridentata (tangle orchid)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Orchidaceae → Plectorrhiza tridentata (tangle orchid)

Photo of Plectorrhiza tridentata (tangle orchid) - Thomas, R.,QPWS,2005

Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Orchidaceae
Scientific name
Plectorrhiza tridentata (Lindl.) Dockrill
Common name
tangle orchid
WildNet taxon ID
14320
Alternate name(s)
tangleroot orchid
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=14320

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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