Prasophyllum pulchellum D.L.Jones

Pretty leek orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Prasophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 120–30  tall. Free part of leaf to 150 x 3–5mm. Spike 40–12  long, 3–12-flowered. Ovary sessile, green, shiny. Flowers uncrowded, not opening widely, lightly scented, 5.5–7 x 5.5–7mm, light reddish-brown and white, labellum white, callus green. Dorsal sepal 5.5–6.5 x 3mm, incurved. Lateral sepals free, 6–7 x 2mm, obliquely erect, divergent, tips warty. Petals 5–6 x 1.5mm, with pale margins. Labellum sessile, ovate-lanceolate, 6–7 x 3–3.5mm, sharply recurved near middle, distal margins strongly wavy/crinkled. Callus ending just beyond labellum bend, base dark green, apex cream, notched.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Localised and disjunct, growing in dense low sedgy heath in moist to wet sandy or peaty loam.
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Distribution

Prasophyllum pulchellum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1006467-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282471
COL ID 4M9M5
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Synonyms

Prasophyllum pulchellum