Plants
Orchids
Sighting 4362965

Thelymitra (genus)

sun orchids at Nangus, NSW

Thelymitra (genus) at Nangus, NSW - suppressed
Thelymitra (genus) at Nangus, NSW - suppressed
Thelymitra (genus) at Nangus, NSW - suppressed
Thelymitra (genus) at Nangus, NSW - suppressed
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Thelymitra (genus) MattM 21 Dec 2020
Thelymitra (genus) abread111 20 Dec 2020

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in bud, same site shown in sun orchid sightings on 19 & 21 Oct as flower opens. Stypandra flowers and tips of fingers in close up give scale.

3 comments

MattM
   20 Dec 2020
The first image is Microtis. The second is Thelymitra.
abread111
   21 Dec 2020
yes, one image does have an onion orchid, as well as buds of a sun orchid (and Stypandra, rock fern and other things)
MattM
   21 Dec 2020
Ah. I didn’t see the Thelymitra with the Microtis the first time around.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • abread111 Recorded by
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • Yes In flower

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Species information

  • Thelymitra (genus) Scientific name
  • sun orchids Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1646.29m Recorded at altitude

Seasonal activity

  • In flower

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