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Prasophyllum olidum

SPECIES MANAGEMENT PROFILE

Prasophyllum olidumpungent leek-orchid

Group:Magnoliophyta (flowering plants), Liliopsida (monocots), Orchidales, Orchidaceae
Status:Threatened Species Protection Act 1995: endangered (unofficial)
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Critically Endangered (Unofficial)
Endemic
Status:
Found only in Tasmania
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​Prasophyllum olidum is a terrestrial orchid endemic to Tasmania’s Northern Midlands. It is known from a single site at Campbell Town golf course, where it grows in the native grassland ‘roughs’. The total population in any given year consists of fewer than 200 plants in an area of just 60 by 40 m. The species is at risk from inappropriate management activities (timing and extent of slashing) and weed invasion, with a high risk of local extinction due to the population’s small size.

A complete species management profile is not currently available for this species. Check for further information on this page and any relevant Activity Advice.

Key Points

  • Important: Is this species in your area? Do you need a permit? Ensure you’ve covered all the issues by checking the Planning Ahead page.
  • Important: Different threatened species may have different requirements. For any activity you are considering, read the Activity Advice pages for background information and important advice about managing around the needs of multiple threatened species.
  

Surveying

Key Survey reliability more info
M Best time to survey
M Potential time to survey
M Poor time to survey
M Non-survey period

To ensure you follow the law - check whether your survey requires a permit. Always report any new records to the Natural Values Atlas, or send the information direct to the Threatened Species Section. Refer to the Activity Advice: Surveying page for background information.

Prasophyllum olidum Spring Summer Autumn Winter
pungent leek-orchid S S O O N N D D J J F F M M A A M M J J J J A A

  • Flowers are required for the identification and to aid detection of this ground orchid which dies back to subterranean tubers after flowering. Flowering is in late November, extending to early December. Unlike many leek-orchids, Prasophyllum olidum flowers freely in the absence of fire.
  • Prasophyllum olidum is known only from the native grassland ‘roughs’ at Campbell Town Golf Course, where it occurs in relatively damp conditions on sandy loam.

Helping the species


Cutting or clearing trees or vegetation

Burning

Agriculture

Construction

Subdivision

Earthworks

Changing water flow / quality


Use of chemicals

Recreation

Further information

​Check also for listing statement or notesheet pdf above (below the species image)​.

​​Cite as: Threatened Species Section (). (): Species Management Profile for Tasmania's Threatened Species Link. ​ ​Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. Accessed on .

Contact details: Threatened Species Section, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania​, GPO Box 44, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7001. Phone (1300 368 550).

Permit: A permit is required under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 to 'take' (which includes kill, injure, catch, damage, destroy and collect), keep, trade in or process any specimen or products of a listed species. Additional permits may also be required under other Acts or regulations to take, disturb or interfere with any form of wildlife or its products, (e.g. dens, nests, bones). This may also depend on the tenure of the land and other agreements relating to its management. ​​​​​