Leporella

Fringed hare orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Megastylidinae
Genus: Leporella
A.S.George [1]
Species:
L. fimbriata
Binomial name
Leporella fimbriata
Synonyms[2]
  • Leptoceras fimbriata Lindl.
  • Caladenia fimbriata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Eriochilus fimbriatus (Lindl.) F.Muell.
  • Leptoceras pectinata Lindl.
  • Caladenia fimbriata var. pectinata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

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.

  1. ^ A. S. George (1971). "A checklist of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia". Nuytsia. 1 (2): 166–196. doi:10.58828/nuy00003.
  2. ^ "Leporella". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 June 2016.