Prasophyllum murfetii D.L.Jones

Fleurieu leek orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Prasophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 400–60  tall. Free part of leaf to 300 x 3–6mm. Spike 60–12  long, 15–35-flowered. Ovary shortly stalked, green. Flowers moderately crowded, widely opening, lightly scented, 10–12 x 6–8mm, greenish-brown, whitish or pink, labellum whitish to bright pink, callus green to yellowish. Dorsal sepal 6.5–8 x 3.5–4.5mm, decurved or recurved. Lateral sepals free, 7.5–9 x 2–2.5mm, nearly straight, nearly parallel. Petals 6–7 x 1.8mm, porrect, blunt. Labellum sessile, ovate-lanceolate, 5.5–6.5 x 4–4.5mm, tapered to apex, sharply recurved near middle, margins wavy/crinkled. Callus broad, raised, grooved, shiny, extending past labellum bend, apex raised, thick, grooved.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Highly localised and restricted to margins of permanent swamps and bogs growing among sedges and rushes in wet brown to blackish peaty loam.
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Distribution

Prasophyllum murfetii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1014358-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282438
COL ID 4M9LF
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Synonyms

Prasophyllum murfetii