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Sorry see comments below| Insufficient or inconclusive evidence | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Oct 2018 | |
| Unverified | MaartjeSevenster | 16 Jun 2018 |
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17 Jun 2018
Are the purple ribs on the back a sign of anything at all? We didn't have a clue...
17 Jun 2018
It was the purple ribs that puzzled me. It has the general appearance of a Lyperanthus leaf, which is quite large, stiff and has thickened edges. I asked Cath because she has recently seen some Lyperanthus leaves emerging in a known colony.
18 Jun 2018
It doesn't look like Lyperanthus to me. Its leaves are narrower, and pale on the underside with recurved margins. They also emerge from a distinctive purplish bract. I can't think what this could be. It might not be an orchid.
2 Oct 2018
Interestingly, I found a large number of Thelymitra leaves when I went back to this area - none that looked quite so extreme as this one but similar... Currently following those to flowering stage so I hope to get an ID at least for those.
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