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Prasophyllum colemaniarum, the lilac leek orchid, is a deciduous terrestrial orchid from Victoria, Australia, known from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and thought to be extinct since 1972. It is not a practical garden plant; it grows from an underground tuber among grass tussocks in open forest.
Prasophyllum colemaniarum, commonly known as lilac leek orchid or Bayswater leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to Victoria. It has a single tubular leaf and between ten and forty greenish brown, lavender and pink flowers. It is only known from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is thought to be extinct.
This leek orchid grows among grass tussocks in open forest and was recorded from Heathmont and Bayswater in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, but has not been seen since 1972 and is thought to be extinct.
Genoplesium mucronatum · Prasophyllum abblittiorum · Heathland leek orchid · Prasophyllum albovirens · Prasophyllum album · Mauve leek orchid · Alpine leek orchid · Dainty leek orchid · Pretty Hill leek orchid · Tapered leek orchid · Prasophyllum argillaceum · Prasophyllum asinantum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prasophyllum colemaniarum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
