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Diuris laxiflora Lindl.
Bee Orchid

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 51 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.1-0.3 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Oct. Sand, lateritic loam, clay. Granite rock margins, winter-wet swamps.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Murchison.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Beverley, Boddington, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Chittering, Cockburn, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Esperance, Gingin, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Kwinana, Manjimup, Melville, Mundaring, Murchison, Murray, Narrogin, Perth, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, York.