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Drakaea concolor
Kneeling hammer orchid is a terrestrial tuberous orchid from south-western Western Australia, known only from a few sites near Geraldton, Kalbarri, Coorow and Northampton. It is a threatened species and is not a practical garden or houseplant, so cultivation is best left to specialists or conservation programmes.
Drakaea concolor, commonly known as the kneeling hammer orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south–west of Western Australia. The species is only known from a few areas in the far west of the state and has been declared "vulnerable" by the Australian Government and "threatened" by the Government of Western Australia.
The kneeling hammer orchid is only known from four areas near Geraldton, Kalbarri, Coorow and Northampton. Its distribution is the most northerly of the genus. It grows in sand in shrubland or woodland.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drakaea concolor by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
