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Diuris picta J.Drumm.
Granite Bee Orchid

Reference
Hook., Hooker's J.Bot.Kew Gard.Misc. 5:347 (1853)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.35 m high. Fl. cream & white & purple/yellow & brown & purple, Sep to Oct. Sand, loam. Wet seepages, run-off areas around granite outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Mallee, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Merredin, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mount Marshall, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.