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Paracaleana triens Hopper & A.P.Br.
Broad-billed Duck Orchid

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 19:240-242, Fig. 27 (2006)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.06-0.15 m high. Fl. red & brown, Sep to Nov. White sand, often moist.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 July 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Boyup Brook, Dandaragan, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Kondinin, Northam, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Wandering, Wickepin, Williams, York.