Prasophyllum petilum D.L.Jones & R.J.Bates APNI* Synonyms: Prasophyllum sp. 'Wybong' (C.Phelps ORG 5269) APNI*
Description: Terrestrial herb, to 30 cm high.
Leaf to 25 cm long, dark green.
Inflorescence usually < 18-flowered, widely spaced. Flowers pinkish mauve to greenish, weakly fragrant. Dorsal sepal ovate to lanceolate, to 7.5 mm long. Lateral sepals to 7.5 mm long, free or united at base, the free portions nearly parallel. Lateral petals linear, to 5.5 mm long, with a dark stripe, margins entire. Labellum with a short claw, lamina to 5 mm long and 2.3 mm wide, linear to ovate or weakly 3-lobed, with an elongated tip when flattened; in living flowers the upper half of the lamina bends upwards until it is almost erect without protruding between the lateral sepals, margins almost entire. Callus plate linear to oblong, pale green and extended at least three-quarters the length of the upper surface of the lamina. Column wings to 1.5 mm long, linear to oblong with prominent, basal lobes; rostellum almost as long as the wings.
Flowering: October–November
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in patchy woodland in fertile soils (probably much reduced by farming); rare, confined to the A.C.T.
NSW subdivisions: ST, CWS
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Endangered; Commonwealth EPBC: Endangered
Text by P. Bernhardt & R. R. Rowe
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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