crangan bay, summerland point, gwandalan, catherine hill bay significant flora and fauna
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one of the ten largest and oldest red gums in the whole shire
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this caladenia aff catenata var warnervalensis is under an application for endangered
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this caladenia aff catenata var warnervalensis is under an application for endangered - this is a 'minor' version - very small
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caladenia caerula - rare in wyong shire
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endangered diuris praecox in foreground, being compromised by energy australia at kanangra drive
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lyperanthis suaveolens -- a species under revision
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glossodia minor - plentiful at gwandalan, not so common in the rest of wyong shire
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this is Thelymitra aff purpurata, the Chain Valley Thely - an extremely rare sun orchid, with under 100 plants known - it has been confirmed as a new species, but not taxonomically described, and is a certainty to be listed as highly endangered - this pic