Drakaea livida

Drakaea livida J.Drumm.

Drakaea fitzgeraldii; Drakaea lucida

Warty Hammer Orchid

James Drummond in Hook., London J.Bot. 1: 628 (1842)

Watheroo National Park to Albany with a disjunct population in the Fitzgerald River National Park, growing in sandy soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands.

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A common species 150–400 mm high with a smooth heart-shaped, ground-hugging leaf 15–20 mm long by 12–18 mm wide and a single dull greenish-yellow and purplish-red flower 3–5 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Slender Hammer Orchid (Drakaea gracilis) by its broader prominently warty labellum.

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