Leporella

Fringed hare orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Megastylidinae
Genus: Leporella
A.S.George
Species:
L. fimbriata
Binomial name
Leporella fimbriata
Synonyms
  • Caladenia fimbriata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Caladenia fimbriata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. var. fimbriata
  • Caladenia fimbriata var. pectinata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Eriochilus fimbriatus (Lindl.) F.Muell.
  • Leptoceras fimbriata Lindl.
  • Leptoceras fimbriatum J.M.Black orth. var.
  • Leptoceras pectinata Lindl.
  • Leptoceras pectinatum Rupp orth. var.

Leporella fimbriata, commonly known as hare orchid or fringed hare orchid, is the only species in the flowering plant genus Leporella in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is endemic to the southern Australia mainland. It is related to orchids in the genus Caladenia but has an unusual labellum and does not have hairy leaves. Its pollination mechanism is also unusual.

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