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Scientific Name : Prasophyllum brevilabre
Common Name : Short-lip leek-orchid
Height : 400 mm
Description : There is a single Terete leaf of up to 300mm, enclosing the stem for all but the top 80mm. The flower stem bears a slender Spike of 10 to 30 flowers. The flowers are inverted, with the Labellum above the Column and the Dorsal Sepal is 7mm long, directed downwards. All Sepals are brownish-green, with the lateral pair 8mm long, upright, usually joined to give the appearance of a single segment. The lateral Petals are shorter, 6mm, and are slender linear, whitish with a purplish central stripe, spreading and curved forwards. The Labellum is Obovate, white with crisped edges. It is bent sharply up and back on itself at the mid-point. There is a single large Callus in the centre of the Labellum extending from the base to just past the bend.
Habitat : Open forests, often only noticeable after a fire.
Distribution : Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania. Scattered across Southern and Easern Victoria. Known in the Park from a single location on Stringybark Ridge.
Flowering Season : November
Family : Orchidaceae
 
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Short-lip leek-orchid flower-spike on Stringybark Ridge
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Short-lip leek-orchid flowering plant on Stringybark Ridge
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Short-lip leek-orchid flowers on Stringybark Ridge
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Short-lip Leek Orchid flowers.