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The endangered Banksia brownii (Feather-leaved Banksia) occurs in the Esperance Plains region

This is a list of endangered flora of the Esperance Plains region, a biogeographic region in southern Western Australia. It includes all taxa that occur in the region, and that have been classified as "R: Declared Rare Flora - Extant Taxa" or "X: Declared Rare Flora - Presumed Extinct Taxa" under the Department of Environment and Conservation's Declared Rare and Priority Flora List, and are hence gazetted as endangered extant flora under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950.

There are 72 endangered taxa. Acacia prismifolia is presumed extinct. The other 71 are believed extant:

Rhizanthella gardneri — Fred Hort
Rhizanthella gardneri (Underground Orchid)
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