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Leek Orchid Genoplesium nudum Mangakahu Valley Rd - Ongarue Photo: Eric Scanlen Flowers January - May Found under open scrub and on poor damp soils, sometimes in sphagnum swamps. Has up to 25 small dark red flowers.  More Information |
Leek Orchid Genoplesium pumilum Albany Scenic Reserve Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers March - May Found on poor clay soils in the upper South Island, and from Taupo northward. Has up to 30 small yellowish-green flowers. More Information |
Common Leek Orchid Prasophyllum colensoi Whakapapa - Mt Ruapehu Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers October - February Common in high country tussock, grassland, and sub-alpine herbfields. Has 5 to 20 reddish-brown to yellow-green flowers. More Information |
Swamp Leek Orchid Prasophyllum hectorii Volcanic Plateau Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers December - February Found in the Central North Island, Coromandel, and the Far North. Grows only in wetlands, sometimes in open water. Local and rare. More Information |
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Leek Orchid Prasophyllum "A" Dawson Falls - Mt Taranaki Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers December - January Resembles and grows in the same habitat as P colensoi, but the column wings are as long or longer than the anther. The status of this species is unclear. More Information |
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Leek Orchid Prasophyllum "B" Horopito - Mt Ruapehu Photo: Eric Scanlen Flowers January - February An undescribed species with very long, well separated lateral sepals. Grows in very moist soils, and occasionally shallow water. More Information |
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