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Cyanicula amplexans (A.S.George) Hopper & A.P.Br.
Dainty Blue Orchid

Reference
Lindleyana 15:120 (2000)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.08-0.2 m high. Fl. blue, Aug to Sep. Sand, loam, sandy clay. Tops of breakaways, granite outcrops, salt lake margins.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 January 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Greater Geraldton, Kondinin, Koorda, Lake Grace, Menzies, Merredin, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Sandstone, Trayning, Westonia, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.