A Sun Orchid at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Thelymitra sp. | 9 Nov 2017 | TonyWood | ||
| Thelymitra pauciflora | 9 Nov 2017 | petersan |
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8 comments
TonyWood
wrote:
10 Nov 2017
One of the T. pauciflora group but the leaf looks too big for T. pauciflora. Pity the flowers are not fully open.
petersan
wrote:
11 Nov 2017
Tony, what do you need to make amore definitive assessment? I have more photos. Peter
TonyWood
wrote:
11 Nov 2017
As I said it would be good if the flowers were more fully open to provide a good view of the column. From what I can see the column arms project more or less straight out to perhaps curving gently upwards (in T. pauciflora they are bent up near the middle). Also T. pauciflora rarely has more than 3 flowers and the leaf is narrow. To me your plant looks more like T. peniculata.
waltraud
wrote:
12 Nov 2017
Peter, see comments at http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1974679
I re-uploaded the 2 species of sun orchids which are possibly
T. brevifolia http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3384869
T. megacalyptra http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3384870
Both species haven't been recorded on Mt Majura. Unfortunately we do not know the exact location (see comments). If you happen to walk in that area please keep an eye on the sun orchids...
Many thanks
Waltraud
I re-uploaded the 2 species of sun orchids which are possibly
T. brevifolia http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3384869
T. megacalyptra http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3384870
Both species haven't been recorded on Mt Majura. Unfortunately we do not know the exact location (see comments). If you happen to walk in that area please keep an eye on the sun orchids...
Many thanks
Waltraud
petersan
wrote:
12 Nov 2017
I think Thelymitra sp is relatively common in the area - problem is they are grazed. I located three plants at this site - when I returned there was one so I took the liberty of putting a small cage around the surviver and hence the current discussion. There were two other sites where I located good leaves and buds roughly where Aaron had identified flowers in 2015 I think. I checked these regularly but they too disappeared before flowering. It seems to me little is really known about what sun orchids may actually be there on Majura - I see many leaves but they soon disappear..
waltraud
wrote:
14 Nov 2017
Peter
It would be great if Mt Majura's the sun orchids could be identified. I can provide cages and stakes if that is of any help. Unfortunately I still struggle with my knee (can't bush bash or walk steep slopes) and thus can't help to install. But I could drive you, stakes & cages to nearest point.
w
It would be great if Mt Majura's the sun orchids could be identified. I can provide cages and stakes if that is of any help. Unfortunately I still struggle with my knee (can't bush bash or walk steep slopes) and thus can't help to install. But I could drive you, stakes & cages to nearest point.
w
waltraud
wrote:
14 Nov 2017
There are Eastern grey kangaroo, Swamp wallaby, Red neck wallaby, hares and rabbits - Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie would look differently if there was less grazing :-(
Location information
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- petersan Recorded by
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Plants Orchids petersan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Thelymitra sp. Scientific name
- A Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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In flower
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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