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Paracaleana dixonii Hopper & A.P.Br.
Sandplain Duck Orchid

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 19:228-229, Fig. 12 (2006)
Conservation Code
Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.09-0.2 m high. Fl. yellow-brown, Oct to Dec or Jan. Grey sand over granite.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 July 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Lesueur Sandplain, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Irwin.