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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Wurmbea fluviatilis (Colchicaceae), a new riverine species from the Gascoyne region of Western Australia
MACFARLANE, T.D. AND CASE, A.L.

A new species of Wurmbea, W. fluviatilis T.Macfarlane & A.Case, is described and illustrated with photographs and a distribution map. The new species is known from only three populations from the Gascoyne River catchment in the region of Mount Augustus, growing on river banks and beside riverside pools. It is a relatively tall, attractive species with bi-coloured flowers.