Prasophyllum alpestre

Mauve leek orchid at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

Prasophyllum alpestre at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW - 25 Mar 2017
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Identification history

Prasophyllum alpestre 12 May 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Prasophyllum alpestre 26 Mar 2017 MattM

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The only flowering plant I found along the track between Charlotte's Pass and Blue Lake. There were thousands of other plants alongside the track that had gone to fruit.

4 comments

TonyWood wrote:
   28 Mar 2017
I think P. alpestre is now regarded as a synonym of P. suttonii.
AaronClausen wrote:
   4 Apr 2017
Very cool Matt - I did see this sighting! :)
   29 Apr 2017
Tony as we are following the nomenclature of the Atlas of Living Australia, we will keep using P. alpestre until they make the change- are you happy to confirm this photo as such?
TonyWood wrote:
   13 May 2017
Michael, I'm happy to stick with current nomenclature for the moment, but taxonomy keeps changing and there are a few other name changes in the pipeline but best not to confuse people.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 Mar 2017 03:36 PM Recorded on
  • MattM Recorded by

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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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