This native groundcover is commonly known as tall rustyhood.
Pterostylis chaetophora is described as a "monocot" in the Orchidaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Endangered. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Data deficient species for the Burnett Mary NRM region (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection Last updated 09/03/2015). Recorded to the west and south of the Fraser Coast region near Gayndah and Toolara.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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