Prasophyllum brevilabre

Short-lip leek orchid
Prasophyllum brevilabre growing on Black Mountain in the A.C.T.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Prasophyllum
Species:
P. brevilabre
Binomial name
Prasophyllum brevilabre

Prasophyllum brevilabre, commonly known as short-lip leek orchid,[2] is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single tubular, green leaf and up to thirty small, greenish-brown flowers with a white labellum. The labellum is sharply turned back on itself so that its tip almost reaches its base.

Prasophyllum brevilabre flower detail
  1. ^ "Prasophyllum brevilabre". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 192. ISBN 1877069124.