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Prasophyllum hians Rchb.f.
Yawning Leek Orchid

Reference
Beitr.Syst.Pflanzenk. 59 (1871)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.15-0.5 m high. Fl. white, Sep to Nov. Grey-white or black sand, laterite, clay. Winter-wet areas, well drained slopes of hills.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Busselton, Canning, Chittering, Collie, Cranbrook, Dardanup, Denmark, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Harvey, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Kwinana, Mandurah, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Narrogin, Northam, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo, Waroona, York.