A Sun Orchid at Borough, NSW
Identification history
| Thelymitra sp. | 21 Oct 2023 | MattM | ||
| Thelymitra megcalyptra | 20 Oct 2023 | Tapirlord | ||
| Thelymitra pauciflora | 20 Oct 2023 | WalkYonder | ||
| Cyanicula caerulea | 20 Oct 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Thelymitra sp. | 20 Oct 2023 | Paul4K |
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5 comments
Tapirlord
wrote:
20 Oct 2023
Fairly sure that's thel. megcalyptra. The petals have decently large gaps, flowers appear nicely size, and their are warts on the post-anther lobe.
Paul4K
wrote:
20 Oct 2023
That was my first thought but wasn't sure as no black or dark brown on post anther lobe.
DerekC
wrote:
21 Oct 2023
The leaf for T. megcalyptra is not correct they are broad 300 x 25 mm where this thin. This very similar to one Megan and I recorded at that location, see Thelymitra sp. (A Sun Orchid) and Thelymitra sp. (A Sun Orchid) .
The long thin channeled leaf, blue columb and and colour, shape and bumps on the post-anther lobe are all very similar.
I think this looks more like a T. simularta without spots and I think is another of the many yet unnamed hybrids.
The long thin channeled leaf, blue columb and and colour, shape and bumps on the post-anther lobe are all very similar.
I think this looks more like a T. simularta without spots and I think is another of the many yet unnamed hybrids.
MattM
wrote:
21 Oct 2023
I agree with Derek. This look like one of the spotted orchids (or hybrid) that has lost its spots.
Location information
- Maps Boro QPRC LGA
- Places Borough, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 19 Oct 2023 09:57 AM Recorded on
- Paul4K Recorded by
Additional information
- 30 Flower dimension
- 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
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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