Prasophyllum favonium — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Prasophyllum

At a glance

Occurrence records44

Data sources5

Biological traits16

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility44 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources16 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF44 records

01Narrative

Prasophyllum favonium, commonly known as the western leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to Tasmania. It has a single tubular leaf with a reddish base and between five and fifteen brownish flowers with a dark purple labellum. In 2000, the entire population was estimated to be less than forty mature plants in a very small area.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Leaf length130 mm

Leaf width5.5 mm

Plant height0.25 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type44 records

Wild obs. + sensor24

Museum / vouchered20

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO56 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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 16≤1 km 3

19 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor24

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 accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 11≤10 km 2

14 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence20

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 institutions2 of 3 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	12
QVMAGlocation not on record	6
Hobart, AU	2

3 institutions · 20 of 20 vouchered records shown