Prasophylum laxum (Lax Leek Orchid)

ALA:- https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51409799

Description, from DCCEEW webpage:
The Lax Leek Orchid is a very slender orchid with a flower spike that grows to 30 centimetres long. The flowers are pale green and pink-brown in colour with 5-20 on each spike. They are strongly fragrant. The name Lax comes from a Latin word meaning loose and refers to the loosely erect leaf and flower stems.

The Lax Leek Orchid is only found on private land on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It grows under Drooping She-oaks Allocasuarina verticillate and it is thought the condition of the ground layer, including the fungi and mosses, may be important for Lax Leek Orchids to grow. The clearing of land and impact of grazing on the ground layer has reduced available habitat.


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