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	Class:	Plants (Plantae) - Orchids
	Order:	Asparagus (Asparagales)
	Family:	Orchid (Orchidaceae)
	Species:	Purple Cockatoo (Glossodia major)
	This Photo:	Basal Leaf
	Other name:	Wax-lip Orchid
	General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee & Adelaide Hills, and elsewhere A stunning orchid and quite large for a native at 40mm wide (petal tip to petal tip)
	Copyright © 2016-  Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 17-Oct-2016
This species is classed as  RA (Rare)  in the Murray Mallee, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)