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Plants→ Magnoliophyta → Liliopsida → Asparagales → Orchidaceae Juss. → Drakaea Lindl. → Drakaea elastica Lindl.

Drakaea elastica Lindl.
Glossy-leaved Hammer Orchid
Sketch Veg.Swan Riv.Col. 55 (1840)

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Conservation Code: Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Brief Description
Grazyna Paczkowska, Monday 11 April 1994

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.12-0.3 m high. Fl. red & green & yellow, Oct to Nov. White or grey sand. Low-lying situations adjoining winter-wet swamps. Distribution: South-west. SWA.

Photo of Drakaea elastica Lindl.