Prasophyllum suttonii Ewart & B.Rees 1912 Photo by The Australian Alps Flickr Orchid Photo Website

Part sunCold LATEspring

Common Name Sutton's Prasophyllum - The Mount Buffalo Leek Orchid

Flower Size .32" [.8 cm]

Found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania Australia at elevations of 600 to 1200 meters as a small sized, cold growing terrestrial with a single leaf that blooms in the late spring on a to 10" [to 25 cm] long, rachis 1.2" [3 cm] long, 5 to 12 flowered inflorescence

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Australia Nicholls 1969 drawing not; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006

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