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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

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Drakaea andrewsiae Hopper & A.P.Br.
Lost Hammer Orchid

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 20:261-262 (2007)
Conservation Code
Priority One
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, herb, to 0.22 m high. Fl. yellow&purple, Sep. Sandy soil. Possibly around granite rocks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 October 2007