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

Tarengo leek orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Prasophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 200–40  tall. Free part of leaf to 100 x 3–6mm. Spike 40–8  long, 5–20-flowered. Ovary sessile, pale green. Flowers moderately crowded, strongly scented, 10–13 x 5–7mm, pale greenish, whitish, brownish or pinkish, labellum pink to greenish mauve, callus yellowish-green. Dorsal sepal 5.5–7.5 x 3mm, decurved to recurved, with three darker lines. Lateral sepals fused at base or free, 5.5–7.5 x 1.5mm, nearly parallel. Petals 4.4–5.5 x 1mm, upswept, with darker central band. Labellum shortly stalked, ovate-lanceolate, 4–5 x 2.5mm, sharply recurved and constricted near middle, tapered evenly to apex, margins weakly wavy. Callus fleshy, extending well past labellum bend. Anther smooth.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Highly localised, growing among tussocks and forbs in grassland and grassy sites in sparse woodland in freely draining clay loam.
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Images

Prasophyllum petilum unspecified picture

Distribution

Prasophyllum petilum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:959775-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282467
COL ID 4M9LZ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Prasophyllum petilum