Wax-lip Orchid,
Purple Cockatoo
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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| Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) [grazed ] |
| Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) (Probable Decline) |
| Glenelg Plain (NCP02) | | Least Concern |
| Lucindale (NCP03) | | Least Concern |
| Tintinara (NCP04) | | Near Threatened |
| Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU D2) |
| Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Least Concern |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
| Broughton (FLB02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA a) (Definite Decline) [Only occurs in Clare region. Definite decline.] |
| Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Critically Endangered (IUCN: CR D) (Definite Decline) [Only clump of two plants found.] |
| Eyre Hills (EYB03) | Eyre Yorke Block | Critically Endangered (IUCN: CR D) (Definite Decline) [no vouchers this region] |
| Talia (EYB04) | | Critically Endangered (IUCN: CR D) (Definite Decline) [no vouchers this region] |
| Murray Mallee (MDD02) | Murray Darling Depression | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [edge of range] |
| Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) (Probable Decline) |
| Lowan Mallee (MDD04) | | Near Threatened (Probable Decline) |
| Wimmera (MDD05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [edge of range] |
| Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) [grazed ] |
| 4 of 4 subregions | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
| 2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Least Concern , Vulnerable |
| 3 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Rare , Critically Endangered |
| 2 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Critically Endangered |
| 4 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Near Threatened , Rare |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 14
Prior names
Glossodia major var. alba
Common names
Wax-lip Orchid
Purple Cockatoo
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Northern Lofty, Murray, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
