Prasophyllum elatum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Prasophyllum

At a glance

Occurrence records1 828

Data sources4

Biological traits31

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Prasophyllum elatum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 828 records↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources31 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 828 records

01Narrative

Prasophyllum elatum, commonly known as the tall leek orchid, snake orchid or piano orchid is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae which is endemic to Australia. It is one of the tallest orchids found in Western Australia as well as one of the most common and widespread. It often flowers in large numbers after a bushfire and has a relatively long flowering period.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology8

Leaf length800 mm

Leaf length max1 200 mm

Leaf size5 144 mm²

Leaf width12.5 mm

Plant height1.1 m

Plant height max1.5 m

Plant height min0.3 m

Seed mass0.003 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Dispersal typewind

Flowering timennnnnnnyyynn

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Reproductive maturity2 years

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeterete

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 828 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 121

Museum / vouchered701

Cultivated / captive6

Origin

Native227

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 432 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy67% within 1 km

≤100 m 373≤1 km 291≤10 km 171>10 km 154

989 georeferenced · 132 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 121

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy28% within 1 km

≤100 m 62≤1 km 118≤10 km 411>10 km 52

643 georeferenced · 58 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence701

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy67% within 1 km

≤1 km 4≤10 km 2

6 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living6

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions14 of 21 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Canberra, AU	144
Adelaide, AU	133
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	113
Mount Annan, AU	106
Kensington, AU	76
Hobart, AU	43
Brisbane, AU	36
QVMAGlocation not on record	15
Smithfield, AU	10
Armidale, AU	5
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	3
BGPAlocation not on record	2
Parkville, AU	2
Guangzhou, CN	1
Universität Tübingenlocation not on record	1
Palmerston, AU	1
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	1
Wollongong, AU	1
Tampa, US	1
CJBGlocation not on record	1
Wellington, NZ	1

21 institutions · 696 of 701 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Prasophyllum elatum

At a glance

Sources4 archives

Size & morphology8

Life cycle & reproduction9

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

Record type1 828 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions14 of 21 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type1 828 records