Paraprasophyllum alpestre

Mauve leek orchid at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

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Identification history

	Paraprasophyllum alpestre	12 May 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Paraprasophyllum 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! :)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

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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Location information

Maps Kosciuszko National Park
Places Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Paraprasophyllum alpestre Scientific name
Mauve leek orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2150m Recorded at altitude
In flower
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Synonyms
Prasophyllum alpestre

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