Lyperanthus suaveolens
Common Name:
Brown-beaks
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Midlands, Otway Plain, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (DHNPSTWXZ) also Qld, NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Near-coastal heaths and woodlands and occasionally in open forest
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Flower Description:
Pale green to reddish brown
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Habit:
Terrestrial herb to 40 cm tall
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
The basal linear leaf is to 33 cm long, curled inwards with the outer surface green and the inner surface white. Flowers are fragrant with a labellum with a yellow mid-lobe
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria