Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex)
Sun Orchid at Gundaroo, NSW
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| Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) | TobiasHayashi | 30 Oct 2021 | |
| Thelymitra pauciflora | MaartjeSevenster | 30 Oct 2021 |
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User's notes
T. pauciflora based on the clear bend in the column arm and moppy tufts. Also found a much smaller pink specimen nearby.
5 comments
30 Oct 2021
The post-anther lobe looks a bit more notched here, and it has more numerous flowers. I wonder about something like arenaria or brevifolia - do you have photos of the leaf?
30 Oct 2021
I think this one doesn't have a leaf anymore, lots of the leaves have been browsed. It is quite far away from our known arenaria population.
30 Oct 2021
Alright. I've put as pauciflora complex as it doesn't look quite like typical pauciflora, and particularly if the pink one was smaller this one could be something different
31 Oct 2021
Went to check the leaf and indeed eaten to well within an inch of its life. However, quite broad at the base, about 12mm, and not fleshy. Flowers not open.
Location information
- Maps MTR591 at Gundaroo
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- MaartjeSevenster Recorded by
- approx 15 mm across Flower dimension
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
Collections
- MaartjeSevenster Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) Orchids Plants
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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Was the plant in flower?
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