Thelymitra arenaria
Forest Sun Orchid at Fadden, ACT
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| Thelymitra arenaria | TonyWood | 5 Apr 2017 | |
| Thelymitra arenaria | TonyWood | 5 Apr 2017 | |
| Thelymitra (genus) | ArcherCallaway | 4 Apr 2017 |
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User's notes
I am hoping to get a species level ID on this one as all the others didn't have flowers open (at this point I hadn't been aware they only opened up when it was warm in the middle of the day). Another plant nearby with closed flowers
8 comments
5 Apr 2017
T. pauciflora or a related species; need a better view of the column and the leaf would help with id.
6 Apr 2017
A broad ribbed leaf, pale blue column brown towards the top suggests T. arenaria.
7 Apr 2017
If I added leaf photos to all my photos of unopened flowers would that be enough to get a more specific ID? If so I will add them, if it is the combination of the column and leaf that is nessesary I won't
7 Apr 2017
Congratulations on your recent award Ryu! Every bit well deserved and appropriate!!!
7 Apr 2017
Ryu,the flower is the critical thing, but sometimes the leaf in combination with the flower is helpful. Only very occasionally is it possible to identify an orchid to species level based on the leaf only.
Location information
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Fadden, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- ArcherCallaway Recorded by
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Significant Plants Orchids ArcherCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thelymitra arenaria
Species information
- Thelymitra arenaria Scientific name
- Forest Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 758.6m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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