Scented Sun Orchid at Captains Flat, NSW
Identification history
| Thelymitra nuda | 8 Dec 2022 | DerekC | ||
| Thelymitra peniculata | 5 Dec 2022 | Csteele4 | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Dec 2022 | Csteele4 |
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4 comments
DerekC
wrote:
6 Dec 2022
I note you have recorded 2 sightings at different locations the other being Thelymitra nuda (Scented Sun Orchid) but some of the same photos have been used for both records could you please review these records?
Could also indicate a flower size and any other information to assist in identification.
Could also indicate a flower size and any other information to assist in identification.
Csteele4
wrote:
6 Dec 2022
Yes, sorry, the flowers are less than 100m apart but my phone automatically geotags the photos and NatureMapr doesn't seem to want to work with that data, so I've approximated, poorly it seems.
The flowers were about 1.2 inch across (I'm sorry, I'm originally western Canadian and can't make my mind think in mm). If they cooperate and open tomorrow I can get an exact measurement.
The flowers were about 1.2 inch across (I'm sorry, I'm originally western Canadian and can't make my mind think in mm). If they cooperate and open tomorrow I can get an exact measurement.
Csteele4
wrote:
6 Dec 2022
I cannot stress how abundant the Thelymitra are here. This was one orchid amongst hundreds in an area approximately 1km square, of at least three individual species. Well worth the visit.
DerekC
wrote:
6 Dec 2022
Thanks that makes them about 38-40 mm and as I suspected thus too large for T. peniculata. That would be too large for T. brevifolia and T. arenaria also ruling out the T. pauciflora complex and narrows it down to the T. nuda complex and just three species. Some measurements would be very helpful and if you are going back some photos and measurements of some leaves would be very revealing also.
Location information
- Maps QPRC LGA
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2022 01:09 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Thelymitra nuda Scientific name
- Scented Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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In flower
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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