Thelymitra media
6 Tall Sun Orchid at Cotter River, ACT
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| Thelymitra media | TobiasHayashi | 29 Jan 2023 | |
| Thelymitra media | MattM | 26 Jan 2023 | |
| Thelymitra alpina | Tapirlord | 18 Jan 2023 | |
| Thelymitra (genus) | natureguy | 18 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | GG | 18 Jan 2023 |
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Significant sighting
Tapirlord noted:
29 Jan 2023
The very first record of this species in the ACT, a very nice find which adds to our local floral diversity. Well worth keeping an eye out for large sun orchids this coming season as it would be great to find more!
7 comments
26 Jan 2023
No. If my ID is correct (which I am fairly confident on but await a second opinion) this would be a first for the ACT. Thelymitra media appears to be widely distributed throughout NSW and VIC, but is generally uncommon. This is pretty significant in that not only it would be a first for the ACT, but it would be the second new Thelymitra species for the ACT within the space of a month. It's a very good find!
26 Jan 2023
Gotcha, I did think it looked odd for T.alpina at the time but wasn't sure what else it could be. Didn't even consider T.media though I reckon it looks pretty good from what I can tell.
28 Jan 2023
I’m only on my phone screen at the moment so can’t check - will have a proper look tomorrow but it sure looks interesting!
29 Jan 2023
Agree this is Thelymitra media! Nice find and good pick up Matt. I've seen this thing in Victoria, its a pretty tall and nice looking thing in the flesh. Reasonably common in montane dry forest there and also in NSW so perhaps surprising we haven't seen more in the region.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- GG Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
Collections
Species information
- Thelymitra media Scientific name
- Tall Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1306.11m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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