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Microtis atrata Lindl.
Swamp Mignonette Orchid

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 54 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.04-0.08 m high. Fl. yellow-green, Sep to Nov. Black peaty sand, clay. Swamps, low-lying depressions.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Canning, Collie, Cranbrook, Denmark, Esperance, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Kwinana, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Plantagenet, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur.