Prasophyllum campestre R.J.Bates & D.L.Jones

Inland leek orchid (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Plants 300–400 mm tall. Free part of leaf to 120 × 3–5 mm, often yellowish green or withered. Spike 50–100 mm long, 10–20-flowered. Ovary shortly stalked, pale green, smooth or minutely warty. Flowers well spaced to crowded, strongly scented, 16–19 × 9–11 mm, whitish brown to light greenish brown, sometimes with red or purplish tones, labellum greenish white, callus green or brown. Dorsal sepal 8–12 × 3 mm, decurved. Lateral sepals free, 7–10 × 1.5 mm, erect, widely divergent. Petals 7–11 × 1 mm, widely spreading, with darker median stripe. Labellum sessile, ovate-lanceolate, 6–8 × 3.5–4 mm, sharply recurved near middle, distal margins shallowly folded or recurved, lightly crinkled. Callus broad, fleshy, raised, extending well past labellum bend.
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An orchid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Relatively widespread and common on inland plains; found growing in tussock grassland, woodland dominated by White Cypress Pine and drier box/ironbark eucalypt forest with a sparse understorey in freely draining sand and loam; it occurs less commonly among grass and shrubs on rocky outcrops.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in drier areas.
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Edible roots tubers
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Distribution

Prasophyllum campestre world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:959768-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282346
COL ID 4M9JL
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Synonyms

Prasophyllum campestre