A Sun Orchid at Gundaroo, NSW
Identification history
| Thelymitra sp. | 29 Jul 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Thelymitra sp. | 30 Oct 2021 | MaartjeSevenster |
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When taking pictures I thought this was another T. arenaria so I just took a couple of snaps, but looking at them closely it may actually be something else? Could be T. alpina? The Thelymitras are overwhelming this year..
3 comments
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
30 Oct 2021
I'm thinking along the lines of T nuda here. T alpina should be more in the mountains, and apparently has a narrow labellum which this doesn't appear to be the case here. Apparently nuda has a more slender leaf and arenaria a large fleshy ribbed leaf, do you have leaf photos? Agree the Thelymitra are overwhelming!
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
11 Nov 2021
Looking at this again, the post-anther lobe looks too notched and flattened to be nuda. Doesn't seem to two forward point spurs on the distal part of the post-anther lobe, which would indicate alpina, so perhaps arenaria best guess here
MaartjeSevenster
wrote:
20 Nov 2021
I wasn't able to locate this one again...it is close to other arenaria but just wasn't typical. Will try again next year!
Location information
- Maps MTR591 at Gundaroo
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2021 02:22 PM Recorded on
- MaartjeSevenster Recorded by
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Thelymitra sp. Scientific name
- A Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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In flower
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- More than one media file
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