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Pterostylis recurva Benth.
Jug Orchid

Reference
Fl.Austral. 6:360 (1873)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.6 m high. Fl. green & white, Aug to Oct. Sand, clay, laterite, gravel.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Collie, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dalwallinu, Dardanup, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Harvey, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mandurah, Manjimup, Melville, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northam, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Stirling, Subiaco, Swan, Tammin, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.