Plants of
South Australia
Prasophyllum elatum
Orchidaceae
Piano Orchid,
Tall Leek-orchid
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Adelaide
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Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
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Wudinna
Keith
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 3

Common names

Piano Orchid

Tall Leek-orchid

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)		Number
of plants		Date
collected		Collection number
Collection location		Date
stored		% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA 
MSB		50,000,000 (1.35 g)
50,000,000 (1.35 g)		14-Nov-2007DJD953
Southern Lofty		1-Nov-201675%-18°C, -80°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
We acknowledge the contributions of the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre, the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, and the Department for Environment and Water.