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Prasophyllum drummondii Rchb.f.
Swamp Leek Orchid

Reference
Beitr.Syst.Pflanzenk. 69 (1871)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.8 m high. Fl. yellow-green-brown, Oct to Dec. Peaty sand, sandy clay. Winter-wet depressions.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Bayswater, Boyup Brook, Busselton, Canning, Chittering, Cockburn, Cranbrook, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Gosnells, Harvey, Kwinana, Manjimup, Murray, Plantagenet, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Waroona, York.