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            <p> Proposed modified VicFlora Key to  Prasophyllum identification. </p>
            <p>1 Ovary attenuate, cylindric to narrow obovoid, appressed to rachis ...................................................................................................2</p>
            <p>- Ovary obovoid to pyriform, not appressed to rachis ..........................................................................................................................4</p>
            <p> 2 Labellum bent at an angle greater than 90 deg., basal portion pouched, callus ending in two protruding knuckles ........................... .........................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum australe</p>
            <p>- Labellum bent at an angle less than 90 deg., basal portion not pouched, callus not ending in protruding knuckles.........................3</p>
            <p> 3 Leaf-blade more than 3 cm long; labellum margins voluminous, not incurved; tubers ovoid..........................  Prasophyllum elatum</p>
            <p> - Leaf-blade less than 3 cm long; labellum margins narrow, incurved; tubers rhizomatous ...............................  Prasophyllum flavum</p>
            <p>4 Labellum lamina and/or callus papillate or pubescent .......................................................................................................................6</p>
            <p>- Labellum lamina and callus not papillate or pubescent....................................................................................................................10</p>
            <p> 5 Labellum with a sigmoid bend when viewed from the side.....................................................................  Prasophyllum lindleyanum</p>
            <p>- Labellum bent once at about 90 deg. near the middle........................................................................................................................6</p>
            <p> 6 Ovaries tumid, roundish at anthesis...............................................................................................................  Prasophyllum occultans</p>
            <p>- Ovaries not tumid, narrow ellipsoidal at anthesis ..............................................................................................................................7</p>
            <p> 7 Perianth segments usually not widely opening, at least petals remaining forwards-directed; labellum lamina pink (sometimes fading to white with age) with a green callus....................................................................................................  Prasophyllum roseum</p>
            <p>- Perianth segments spreading; labellum lamina whitish with a brownish callus, or labellum (and usually other segments) deep pink to purple and shining ..........................................................................................................................................................................8</p>
            <p> 8 Labellum lamina and usually other floral segments, deep pink to purplish, distinctly glossy; callus of similar colour but darker .... ..........................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum nitidum</p>
            <p>- Labellum lamina pale green or whitish with a brownish callus, neither it nor other segments distinctly glossy ..............................9</p>
            <p> 9 Lateral sepals more or less parallel, narrow and not flared at the base; labellum &lt;3 mm wide, recurved near midde then the tip recurved beyond vertical; known only from Stawell area................................................................................  Prasophyllum stygium</p>
            <p> - Lateral sepals spreading, broad and flared widely at the base; labellum&gt; 3 mm wide, recurved near middle and the tip remaining about vertical; known only from Edenhope area.........................................................................................  Prasophyllum spadiceum</p>
            <p>10 Labellum callus hardly raised, lamina prominently crisped and undulate toward margin, usually white, translucent....................11</p>
            <p>- Labellum callus distinctly raised, lamina not prominently crisped, variously coloured, not translucent ........................................18</p>
            <p>11 Lateral sepals joined for at least part of their length ........................................................................................................................12</p>
            <p>- Lateral sepals free to base.................................................................................................................................................................13</p>
            <p> 12 Labellum reflexed back on itself; not alpine ................................................................................................  Prasophyllum brevilabre</p>
            <p> - Labellum reflexed at about 90 deg; alpine .......................................................................................................  Prasophyllum suttonii</p>
            <p> 13 Flowering stem to 80 cm high; lowland heaths..............................................................................................  Prasophyllum spicatum</p>
            <p>- Flowering stem usually &lt;50 cm tall; various habitats......................................................................................................................14</p>
            <p> 14 Petals lavender; labellum pink; lateral sepals gibbous at base; Bayswater to Heathmont east of Melbourne where probably extinct ...................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum colemaniarum</p>
            <p>- Combination of flower features not as above; widespread and variable..........................................................................................15</p>
            <p> 15 Ovaries short, pyriform; labellum narrow, reflexed at more than right angles near middle; alps and subalps only............................ ..........................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum suttonii</p>
            <p>- Ovaries somewhat elongate, obovoid; if labellum ever reflexed beyond right-angles, habitat not alpine.......................................16</p>
            <p>16 Sepals to 10 mm long; labellum 6–10 mm long; widespread species from a range of habitats.......................................................17</p>
            <p> - Sepals 10–12 mm long; labellum 12–15 mm long; known only from grassland in north-central Victoria and Callitris woodlands of the north-west ....................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum beatrix</p>
            <p> 17 Lateral sepals diverging; habitat various but not from deep sands in north-western Victoria ......................  Prasophyllum odoratum</p>
            <p> - Lateral sepals parallel or nearly so; known with certainty only from deep sand mallee-heath in north-western Victoria .................. ............................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum rousei</p>
            <p>18 Labellum callus most prominent near the labellum bend, not extending to labellum apex; perianth segments generally short and broad; lateral sepals usually free ......................................................................................................................................................19</p>
            <p>- Labellum callus most prominent beyond the labellum bend, extending almost to labellum apex; perianth segments slender; lateral sepals often joined at least near base................................................................................................................................................28</p>
            <p> 19 Labellum with a tail-like caudiform apex ..........................................................................................  Prasophyllum appendiculatum</p>
            <p>- Labellum with an apiculate to obtuse apex ......................................................................................................................................20</p>
            <p> 20 Perianth mostly incurved; labellum callus ending in a highly raised verrucose horse-shoe shaped structure..................................... ..........................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum frenchii</p>
            <p>- Perianth spreading widely; labellum callus not as above.................................................................................................................21</p>
            <p>21 Labellum callus extending to, or just beyond, bend; labellum lamina extending well beyond end of callus ..................................22</p>
            <p>- Labellum callus extending well beyond bend; labellum lamina not extending well beyond end of callus .....................................24</p>
            <p> 22 Petals &lt;7.0 mm long; lateral sepals &lt;9.0 mm long; flowers December to January ......................................  Prasophyllum uvidulum</p>
            <p>- Petals&gt; 7.5 mm long; lateral sepals&gt;9.0 mm long; flowers October to November.........................................................................23</p>
            <p> 23 Callus ovate-oblong, broad and open; petals very broad, whitish, similar in colour to labellum lamina .......  Prasophyllum anticum</p>
            <p> - Callus lanceolate, channelled; petals narrow, greenish, similar in colour to the lateral sepals ............................................................ ..................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum sp. aff. diversiflorum 2 </p>
            <p>24 Labellum margins crisped to undulate; petals broad, similar in colour to labellum lamina.............................................................25</p>
            <p>- Labellum margins entire to slightly irregular; petals narrow, similar in colour to the lateral sepals ...............................................26</p>
            <p> 25 Labellum laterally compressed near bend; petals whitish; moist grassland near water-courses.............  Prasophyllum diversiflorum</p>
            <p> - Labellum not laterally compressed; petals reddish; coastal heath and scrub on sand......................................  Prasophyllum litorale</p>
            <p> 26 Lateral sepals partially connate; alpine herbfields; flowers mostly January...........................................  Prasophyllum niphopedium</p>
            <p>- Lateral sepals free to base; low altitude grasslands; flowers October to December ........................................................................27</p>
            <p> 27 Lateral sepals more or less parallel; labellum lamina usually white, not constricted; grasslands south of Ballarat............................ ............................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum fosteri</p>
            <p> - Lateral sepals diverging; labellum lamina usually pink, often constricted just beyond the bend; grasslands near Warrnambool....... .........................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum viretrum</p>
            <p>28 Flowers opening widely with petals and sepals reflexed; labellum erect almost from base............................................................29</p>
            <p>- Flowers not opening widely; labellum only erect from the bend.....................................................................................................31</p>
            <p> 29 Petals retroflexed, not upswept; lateral sepal &lt;7 m long................................................................................  Prasophyllum morganii</p>
            <p>- Petals recurved, upswept; lateral sepals&gt; 6 mm long......................................................................................................................30</p>
            <p> 30 Inflorescence of up to 20 flowers in an open inflorescence; stigmatic plate much longer than column wings; grasslands near Bairnsdale.....................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum correctum</p>
            <p> - Inflorescence of up to 50 flowers in a crowded inflorescence; stigmatic plate of similar length to column wings; grasslands near Mortlake ...........................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum sp. aff. correctum</p>
            <p> 31 Labellum with a broad white lamina; petals with extensive white colouration at distal end; grasslands near Wangaratta ................. ...................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum argillaceum</p>
            <p>- Labellum and petals not as above; widespread ................................................................................................................................32</p>
            <p>32 Plants from higher altitude grasslands, herbfields and swampy heaths often on peaty soils ...........................................................33</p>
            <p>- Plants from lower altitude sites, or if in montane areas then in dry woodlands on shallow soils ....................................................34</p>
            <p> 33 Sepals to 6.5 mm long; labellum sessile.................................................................................................  Prasophyllum tadgellianum</p>
            <p> - Sepals&gt; 6.5 mm long; labellum on a short stalk......................................................................................  Prasophyllum sphacelatum</p>
            <p>34 Plants from well-drained shallow or dry sandy soils........................................................................................................................35</p>
            <p>- Plants from waterlogged or seasonally inundated heavy loams, silts, peats or peaty sand..............................................................45</p>
            <p>35 Flowers &lt;12 mm × 7 mm .................................................................................................................................................................36</p>
            <p>- Flowers&gt; 12 mm × 7 mm .................................................................................................................................................................39</p>
            <p> 36 Labellum callus with a deep groove down centre for entire length; apex of lateral sepals often unequally bidentate ........................ ..................................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum subbisectum</p>
            <p>- Labellum callus not deeply grooved for the greater part; apex of lateral sepals not or weakly bidentate .......................................37</p>
            <p> 37 Lateral sepals connate at base; coastal heathlands east of French Island..................................................  Prasophyllum parviflorum</p>
            <p>- Lateral sepals mostly free; woodlands and heathy woodlands of western Victoria .........................................................................38</p>
            <p> 38 Plants usually&gt; 16 cm tall; flowers&gt;10 per inflorescence; dry inland areas .............................  Prasophyllum sp. aff. occidentale C - Plants usually &lt;16 cm tall; flowers &lt;10 per inflorescence; mesic near coastal areas .........................  Prasophyllum aff. parviflorum</p>
            <p>39 Apex of lateral sepals usually strongly bidentate .............................................................................................................................40</p>
            <p>- Apex of lateral sepals not or only weakly bidentate.........................................................................................................................41</p>
            <p> 40 Labellum margins entire or slightly irregular; lateral sepals&gt; 8 mm long .....................................................  Prasophyllum barnettii</p>
            <p> - Labellum margins irregularly wavy to crinkled-crenulate; lateral sepals 6–7.5 mm long.........................  Prasophyllum occidentale</p>
            <p> 41 Distal margins of labellum irregularly crenulate..............................................................................  Prasophyllum sp. aff. montanum</p>
            <p>- Distal margins of labellum entire or slightly irregular .....................................................................................................................42</p>
            <p>42 Labellum callus wrinkled; perianth segments relatively broad, usually greenish brown; labellum lamina not pure white ............43</p>
            <p>- Labellum callus not wrinkled; perianth segments relatively narrow, usually light greenish; labellum lamina white......................44</p>
            <p> 43 Flowers &lt;20 mm long; labellum tapering gradually from below the middle to the apex, margins broad and often conspicuously veined; petals tapering from base to apex ....................................................................................................  Prasophyllum pyriforme</p>
            <p> - Flowers often&gt; 20 mm long; labellum abruptly contracted near middle to a slender tail-like tip, margins not as above; petals not tapering from base to apex ...........................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum maccannii</p>
            <p> 44 Flowers to 15 mm; plants of near coastal forests ...........................................................................................  Prasophyllum sylvestre</p>
            <p> - Flowers&gt; 15 mm; plants of inland open forests and woodlands ..........................................................  Prasophyllum sp. aff . validum </p>
            <p>45 Distal labellum margins undulate to crenulate .................................................................................................................................46</p>
            <p>- Distal labellum margins entire, more or less flat to slightly irregular..............................................................................................47</p>
            <p> 46 Flowers to 12 × 7 mm; distal labellum margins undulate to crenulate; known from Bulloke and Belah woodlands on wet loams and cracking clay; flowers September–October................................................................................................  Prasophyllum occidentale</p>
            <p> - Distal labellum margins undulate-crispate, voluminous; flowers usually bright pink and white; found in grassy redgum woodlands on heavy clay loam soils; flowers November–December ........................................................................  Prasophyllum hygrophilum</p>
            <p>47 Flowers to 12 × 6 mm .......................................................................................................................................................................48</p>
            <p>- Flowers&gt;12 × 6 mm ........................................................................................................................................................................51</p>
            <p>48 Labellum length to width ratio&gt;2; labellum lamina &lt;0.3 mm wide................................................................................................49</p>
            <p>- Labellum length to width ratio &lt;2; labellum lamina&gt; 0.4 mm wide................................................................................................50</p>
            <p> 49 Lateral sepals 2–3 mm long; labellum protruding forward and strongly reflexed in distal third; southern Victorian basalt plains grassland; flowers October–November .......................................................................................................  Prasophyllum suaveolens</p>
            <p> - Lateral sepals 5–7 mm long; labellum erect and only slightly reflexed in distal third; northern Victorian grasslands on winter-wet heavy clays; flowers August–September..........................................................................................  Prasophyllum aff. occidentale D </p>
            <p> 50 Labellum reflexed at &lt;90 deg. in distal half; lateral sepals not bidentate at apex; plants not clumping; River Red Gum woodlands on water-retentive clay; flowers October to November .....................................................................  Prasophyllum erythrocommum</p>
            <p> - Labellum reflexed at&gt;90 deg. in distal half; lateral sepals often bidentate at apex; plants often clumping; southern Victorian basalt plains grassland; flowers September to October .........................................................................  Prasophyllum sp. aff. occidentale E </p>
            <p> 51 Lateral sepals contracting abruptly; River Red Gum woodlands on water-retentive clay; northeast Victoria; flowers October– November ............................................................................................................................................................  Prasophyllum gilgai</p>
            <p>- Lateral sepals tapering evenly from base to apex; habitat not as above...........................................................................................52</p>
            <p> 52 Lateral sepals with acute to shortly acuminate, widely diverging apices; flowers to 9 mm across; petals to 8.5 mm long; swampy habitats; western Victoria; flowers December to January ...................................................................................  Prasophyllum readii</p>
            <p> - Lateral sepals with long-acuminate, not widely diverging apices; flowers 9 mm across or more; petals 9 mm long or more; dryer habitats; eastern Victoria; flowers October to November ....................................................................  Prasophyllum chasmogamum</p>
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