''Gahnia insignis'' is a

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-forming perennial in the family

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, that is native to eastern parts of

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from south eastern Queensland to north eastern New South Wales.

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insignis Plants described in 1957 Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Taxa named by Stanley Thatcher Blake {{Australia-plant-stub