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Drakaea livida J.Drumm.
Warty Hammer Orchid

Reference
Hook., London J.Bot. 1: 628 (1842)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.1-0.4 m high. Fl. purple & green & yellow, Aug to Oct. White or grey sand, gravel.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Mandurah, Manjimup, Murray, Nannup, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, Wongan-Ballidu, York.