1 Swollen Sun Orchid at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Thelymitra megcalyptra | 30 Oct 2021 | TobiasHayashi | ||
| Thelymitra peniculata | 29 Oct 2021 | petersan |
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5 comments
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
29 Oct 2021
Hmm this seems to match Thely alpina (or megcalyptra) better than anything else - I'm looking at the fleshy ribbed leaf, ?spurs column apex and somewhat narrow labellum.
petersan
wrote:
29 Oct 2021
Very interesting. Neither is previously recorded on Majura. This single plant on its own does stand out from all others in the area. I must confess I find the Thelymitra very difficult to distinguish as noted re your earlier comment.
MattM
wrote:
29 Oct 2021
I agree it’s part of that megcalyptra group, but I wouldn’t be comfortable being any more decisive than that. I will look at my resources later and see if I can narrow it down further.
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
30 Oct 2021
I'm thinking T megcalyptra here. Going off Backhouse's Bush Gems PDF, he suggests post anther lobe flatter and pointed in alpina which also apparently has a longer leaf.
petersan
wrote:
30 Oct 2021
Thanks for this Tobias, I will be meeting Matt tomorrow and will talk to him about it and what I need to look for and record for this and others when I go back on Monday (assuming it is warm and sunny)
Location information
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- petersan Recorded by
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Plants Orchids petersan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Thelymitra megcalyptra Scientific name
- Swollen Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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In flower
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