Wurmbea pygmaea
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Wurmbea pygmaea is a species of plant in the Colchicaceae family that is endemic to Australia.
Description
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain IBRA bioregions of south-western Western Australia. It grows in red or brown sand, clay and gravelly soils, which are often seasonally wet, as well as on granite outcrops.{{cite web |url= https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1401 |title= Wurmbea pygmaea (Endl.) Benth. |author= |date=2021|website= Florabase|publisher=Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia |access-date= 7 September 2021}}
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Category:Monocots of Australia
Category:Flora of Western Australia
Category:Plants described in 1846
Category:Taxa named by Stephan Endlicher
Category:Taxa named by George Bentham
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