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Thelymitra benthamiana Rchb.f.
Leopard Orchid

Reference
Beitr.Syst.Pflanzenk. 55 (1871)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.25-0.4 m high. Fl. yellow & brown, Sep to Nov. Sand, laterite, clay. Winter-wet flats, run-off areas on granite outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Busselton, Canning, Chittering, Collie, Cranbrook, Denmark, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Kent, Kojonup, Manjimup, Moora, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northam, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Three Springs, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, York.