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Prasophyllum giganteum Lindl.
Bronze Leek Orchid

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

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.4-1.2 m high. Fl. brown & green & white & pink, Sep to Nov. Grey or brown sand, laterite. Coastal areas, margins of winter-wet swamps.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 April 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Bayswater, Bunbury, Canning, Capel, Cockburn, Coorow, Cottesloe, Esperance, Gosnells, Harvey, Irwin, Kalamunda, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Northampton, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Swan, Waroona.