Thelymitra sp.

A Sun Orchid at Carwoola, NSW

Thelymitra sp. at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Nov 2021
Thelymitra sp. at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Nov 2021
Thelymitra sp. at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Nov 2021
Thelymitra sp. at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Nov 2021
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Identification history

Thelymitra sp. 26 Nov 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Thelymitra brevifolia 8 Nov 2021 DerekC
Thelymitra sp. 7 Nov 2021 Liam.m

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Last picture was taken later in the day, of a different plant. Neither opened fully.

2 comments

DerekC wrote:
   8 Nov 2021
Liam, from the leaf and what I can see of the flower I believe this is T. brevifolia. It would be nice to see closeups of the column from different directions to be sure as it is the different leaf shapes and configurations plus the column with its different bits such as the post-anther and the column arms variations that help determine these difficult to identify species.
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   11 Nov 2021
The leaf looks more like along pauciflora lines to me than brevifolia. The last photo could well be pauciflora, but a little hard to see the details as Derek says

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 7 Nov 2021 02:20 PM Recorded on
  • Liam.m Recorded by

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  • True In flower

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