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Cyrtostylis robusta D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Mosquito Orchid

Reference
Lindleyana 2:157-160 (1987)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, herb, 0.1-0.3 m high. Fl. Jun to Aug. Laterite, granite, sand. Granite outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Mardabilla, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Busselton, Claremont, Collie, Cranbrook, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kojonup, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Nannup, Narrogin, Nedlands, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe.