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Caladenia mesocera Hopper & A.P.Br.
Narrow-lipped Dragon Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:171,172,Fig.37 (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.08-0.25 m high. Fl. Green-yellow, Aug to Oct. Alluvial sandy soil, clay, loam. Seasonally moist areas on granite outcrops, ironstone hills, salt lake margins.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 December 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, Coorow, Greater Geraldton, Kent, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Mount Marshall, Perenjori, Sandstone, Westonia, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.