Prasophyllum pruinosum

Plum leek orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Prasophyllinae
Genus: Prasophyllum
Species:
P. pruinosum
Binomial name
Prasophyllum pruinosum
Synonyms
  • Paraprasophyllum pruinosum (R.S.Rogers) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
  • Prasophyllum fuscum var. grandiflorum Benth. p.p.
  • Prasophyllum patens var. pruinosum'' (R.S.Rogers) R.S.Rogers
  • Prasophyllum patens auct. non R.Br.: Black, J.M. (1943)

Prasophyllum pruinosum, commonly known as plum leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to South Australia. It has a single tubular leaf and up to twenty green, brown and whitish flowers with pink or purple tints.

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