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Paracaleana terminalis Hopper & A.P.Br.
Smooth-billed Duck Orchid

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 19:239-240, Fig. 25 (2006)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.08-0.12 m high. Fl. green & yellow, Aug to Sep. White sand over sandstone, often moist.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 July 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chapman Valley, Northampton.