Prasophyllum sp. 'crowded'

Prasophyllum sp. 'crowded'

Crowded Leek Orchid

Prasophyllum elatum (Tall Leek Orchids)

Undescribed

Albany to Esperance with a disjunct population near Perth, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in rises above seasonally wet flats, flowering best in the season following summer fire.

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A little-known species 250–450 mm high with a smooth tubular leaf 250–400 mm long by 5–9 mm wide and up to 20 greenish-brown to purplish-brown flowers 7–9 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Tall Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) by its more crowded inflorescence and smaller self-pollinating flowers. Prasophyllum elatum is, however, extremely variable across its range and P. sp. ‘crowded’ may be a form of that species.

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