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Paracaleana disjuncta D.L.Jones
Little Duck Orchid

Reference
Orchadian 14:226-229 (2003)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect tuberous, perennial, herb, to 0.1 m high. Fl. Nov to Dec. White to grey sand, sandy loam, quartzite. Sandplains, winter-wet depressions and swamps, edges of seepage areas, near salt flats, road edges.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 March 2006
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Esperance, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Nannup, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe.