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Pheladenia deformis (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Blue Fairy Orchid

Reference
Orchadian 13:411 (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, clump-forming perennial, herb, to 0.15 m high. Fl. blue-violet, May to Sep. Grey, yellow or red sand, sandy loam, gravel, granite, laterite. Outcrops, swamp margins, winter-wet sites.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 February 2004
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Capel, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Claremont, Cockburn, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Katanning, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mandurah, Manjimup, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mundaring, Murray, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Westonia, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.