Prasophyllum gracile

Prasophyllum gracile Lindl.

Prasophyllum macrostachyum var. ringens; Prasophyllum gracile var. ringens; Prasophyllum ringens; Prasophyllum antennatum; Prasophyllum constrictum

Little Laughing Leek Orchid

Prasophyllum gracile (Small Leek Orchids)

John Lindley in Sketch Veg.Swan R. 54 (1840)

Shark Bay to Israelite Bay, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and granitic soils in woodlands, shrublands and shallow soil pockets on granite outcrops. Near the coast it is common in seasonally wet flats where it flowers later than in other habitat. The species does not require a summer fire to flower.

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A widespread species 60–250 mm high with a smooth tubular leaf 80–150 mm long by 2–3 mm wide and up to 40 yellowish-green or purplish flowers 3–4 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Laughing Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum macrostachyum) by its generally shorter, more crowded inflorescence and longer lateral sepals.

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