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Philydrella pygmaea (R.Br.) Caruel
Butterfly Flowers

Reference
Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. 10:91 (1878)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Bulbaceous, perennial, herb, 0.02-0.3 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Nov. Clay, loam, sand. Damp sites, swamps, granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Belmont, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Esperance, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Mingenew, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northampton, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, Williams, York.