Nature conservation

Threatened species

Slaty Leek Orchid - Sydney Basin: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Prasophyllum fuscum
Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered
Commonwealth status: Vulnerable
Last updated: 16 Dec 2022

Distribution of the species within this region

The Slaty Leek Orchid is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Sydney Basin Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Burragorang Predicted None
Moss Vale Known None
Sydney Cataract Known None
Wollemi Known None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Slaty Leek Orchid - Sydney Basin is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

  • Freshwater wetlands
    • Coastal Heath Swamps
      • 3921 Coastal Sydney Sand Saw-sedge Wet Shrubland
      • 3923 Sydney Coastal Sandstone Creekline Swamp Heath
      • 3924 Sydney Coastal Upland Swamp Heath
      • 3925 Sydney Sandstone Button Grass Sedgeland
    • Montane Bogs and Fens
      • 3932 Central and Southern Tableland Swamp Meadow Complex