Thelymitra rubra
Salmon Sun Orchid at Nangus, NSW
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| Thelymitra rubra | TobiasHayashi | 14 May 2024 | |
| Thelymitra carnea | MattM | 21 Dec 2020 | |
| Thelymitra carnea | MattM | 21 Dec 2020 | |
| Thelymitra (genus) | abread111 | 20 Dec 2020 |
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pink sun orchids in flower
4 comments
21 Dec 2020
I am going with T. carnea for these ones, but T. rubra is a possibility. It’s a bit difficult to tell without a sense of scale.
14 May 2024
Yep, agree this it T. rubra. Flower looks reasonably large, it has a broad, deep orange column apex and column arms appear broad although hard to see the detail.
Location information
- Places Nangus, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- abread111 Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Thelymitra rubra Scientific name
- Salmon Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 686.8m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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