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Prasophyllum gracile Lindl.
Little Laughing Leek Orchid

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 54 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Slender tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.1-0.3 m high. Fl. green & brown/red, Jul to Nov. Sand, peaty sandy clay. Coastal swamps and sandhills, granite outcrops, winter-wet areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 September 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Beverley, Boddington, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Canning, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kojonup, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Menzies, Merredin, Moora, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Mundaring, Murray, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, West Arthur, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.