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

Dense leek orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Prasophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 250–400 mm tall. Free part of leaf to 200 × 4–8 mm. Spike 60–100 mm long, 10–50-flowered. Ovary sessile, bright green, shiny. Flowers crowded, opening widely, unscented or lightly scented, 12–16 × 8–10 mm, brownish green or yellowish green, petals crystalline white, labellum crystalline white (rarely pink), callus yellowish green. Dorsal sepal 6–9 × 2–3 mm, incurved to deflexed. Lateral sepals free, 6–9 × 1.5–2 mm, divergent. Petals 6–9 × 1.5–2 mm, porrrect to divergent, spathulate, margins crinkled. Labellum sessile, ovate to elliptical, 7–10 × 5–6 mm, projected forwards then shallowly recurved near middle, distal margins strongly folded and wavy/crinkled. Callus thin-textured, flat, ending at labellum bend, apex notched.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Localised; found growing among tussocks and small shrubs in coastal heath and near-coastal, heathy forest in freely draining, sandy or peaty loam.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Prasophyllum spicatum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:959776-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282493
COL ID 4M9MJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Prasophyllum spicatum