Prasophyllum fitzgeraldii R.S.Rogers & Maiden 1909
Photos by Colin Rowan and his Retired Aussie's Website
Common Name Fitzgerald's Prasophyllum - In Australia Fitzgerald's Leek Orchid
Flower Size 1/4" [.8 cm]
Found in Victoria and South Australia at elevations of 10 to 400 meters in grassland and heathy forests as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with a stout stem single leaf that blooms in the spring in Australia on an erect, 20"' [50 cm] long, 10 to 30 flowered inflorescence with successively opening, strongly scented flowers.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Australia Nicholls 1969 drawing ok; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 photo good
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