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Prasophyllum elatum R.Br.
Tall Leek Orchid

Reference
Prodr. 318 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-1.2 m high. Fl. green-cream/brown-cream, Aug to Nov. Sand, gravel, laterite. Winter-wet depressions.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Busselton, Capel, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Mundaring, Northam, Northampton, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Swan, Victoria Plains, Waroona, York.