Sun Orchid at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) | 26 Oct 2021 | MattM | ||
| Thelymitra brevifolia | 25 Oct 2021 | DerekC | ||
| Thelymitra (genus) | 25 Oct 2021 | AJB |
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User's notes
Pretty excited to see a sun orchid in flower after a two month long wait!
1 comment
MattM
wrote:
26 Oct 2021
Without a leaf I don't think we can really say what species this is. I tried to key this out using the VICflora key but I get stuck at the step that splits brevifolia from pauciflora/peniculata.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- AJB Recorded by
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Collections
AJB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) Orchids Plants
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) Scientific name
- Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1029m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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