Thelymitra pauciflora

Slender Sun Orchid at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

Thelymitra pauciflora	5 Nov 2016	TonyWood
Thelymitra pauciflora	1 Nov 2016	ACTBioSecurity
Thelymitra nuda	30 Oct 2016	ACTBioSecurity

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3 comments

TonyWood wrote:

31 Oct 2016

I don't think this is T. nuda. More likely to be one of the T. pauciflora group, possibly T. brevifolia. A view of the leaf could help. Nice shot with the hover fly.

ACTBioSecurity wrote:

1 Nov 2016

Leaf damaged or munched by a hare or wallaby

ACTBioSecurity wrote:

1 Nov 2016

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Thelymitra~pauciflora description of flower and hood matches T.pauciflora

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Location information

Maps Mount Taylor
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
30 Oct 2016 12:29 PM Recorded on
ACTBioSecurity Recorded by

Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Thelymitra pauciflora Scientific name
Slender Sun Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Machine learning
In flower
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Record quality

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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