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Wurmbea tubulosa Benth.
Long-flowered Nancy

Reference
Fl.Austral. 7:28 (1878)
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

Cormous, perennial, herb, 0.01-0.03 m high, dioecious or sometimes andromonoecious. Fl. white-pink, Jun to Aug. Clay, loam. River banks, seasonally-wet places.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 29 June 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Merredin.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Mingenew, Northampton, Three Springs.