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