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Thelymitra villosa Lindl.
Custard Orchid

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 49 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.4-0.6 m high. Fl. yellow & brown, Sep to Nov. Sandy clay, grey, white or yellow sand. Winter-wet situations.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Beverley, Busselton, Canning, Collie, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Esperance, Goomalling, Gosnells, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Moora, Mundaring, Narrogin, Perenjori, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Swan, Victoria Plains, West Arthur, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, York.