Drakaea isolata Hopper & A.P.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Drakaea isolata
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Name and Authority
Common Name
Lonely Hammer Orchid
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 20:273-275 (2007)
Distribution and Habitat
Pingrup, growing in sandy soils in mallee woodland and shrubland. Currently the species is known from just one population.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · Sep Oct · ·
Description
A rare species 100–250 mm high with a minutely hairy, heart-shaped, ground-hugging leaf 10–14 mm long by 9–12 mm wide and a single dull greenish-yellow and purplish-red flower 3–4 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from the related Late Hammer Orchid (Drakaea confluens) by its earlier flowering period, smaller flowers and more inland distribution.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Threatened (Critically Endangered)
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