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Drakaea isolata Hopper & A.P.Br.
Lonely Hammer Orchid

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 20:273-275 (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, 0.1-0.3 m high. Fl. red, Sep to Oct. Sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 April 1994
Image

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Kent.