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Wurmbea monantha (Endl.) T.Macfarlane

Reference
Brunonia 3:167-169 (1980)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Cormous, perennial, herb, 0.04-0.2 m high, hermaphrodite. Fl. white/white-pink, Jul to Sep. Limestone, sand, clayey loam, usually seasonally damp.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 June 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Cambridge, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Denmark, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Irwin, Joondalup, Kwinana, Mandurah, Manjimup, Nannup, Nedlands, Northampton, Perth, Rockingham, Shark Bay, Wanneroo, Waroona.