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Pterostylis pyramidalis Lindl.
Tall Snail Orchid

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 53 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.1-0.35 m high. Fl. green, Aug to Oct. Grey-black peaty sand. Margins of swamps.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Boddington, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Manjimup, Murray, Nannup, Swan.