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Drakaea concolor Hopper & A.P.Br.
Kneeling Hammer Orchid

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 20:262-264 (2007)
Conservation Code
Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.25-0.3 m high. Fl. red & yellow, Aug to Sep. Sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 April 1994
Image

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coorow, Northampton.