Thelymitra nuda
Scented Sun Orchid at Cook, ACT
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| Thelymitra nuda | CathB | 7 Apr 2022 |
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3 comments
30 Oct 2021
Hi Cath, this one looks to me more like a T peniculata type than T megcalyptra? Looking at the flattened post-anther lobe, thin leaf and not v widely opening flowers.
1 Nov 2021
Hi Tobias. I don’t think these plants belong to the pauciflora group. The three plants in this sighting and its timeline have been coming up in exactly the same spot for many years. The flowers open freely and are quite large (almost 35 mm across). They don’t self-pollinate. The inflorescences this year are about 400 mm tall, but the leaves, which are channelled and relatively narrow, are much shorter. I think it’s probably T. nuda rather than megcalyptra.
1 Nov 2021
A good example of how its hard to judge size from photos! That sounds good lets go with that
Location information
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
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- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Thelymitra nuda Scientific name
- Scented Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1110.19m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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