Tailed leek orchids (Prasophyllum appendiculatum) near Genoa, East Gippsland, VIC. Flower colour is quite variable in this rare species with a mix of yellow, brown, red and purple forms often growing close together. Only saw a couple of plants out on my last visit but may have been a week or so too early this year.

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Interesting tall leek orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) form with green stems and green / yellow flowers near Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC. Just a few scattered plants flowering this year surrounded by large numbers of the more common black-stemmed forms - but with almost no intergrades.

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Tall leek orchids (Prasophyllum elatum) near Mallacoota, VIC. This is the largest leek orchid found in VIC and can grow to 1.5m tall - most flower spikes on the black-stemmed forms at this location were 60-70cm tall. Interesting forms with green stems and more yellow/green flowers also occur nearby.

As with all leek orchids the flowers are 'up-side down' with the labellum pointing up at the top of the flower rather than pointing down at the bottom.

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