Thelymitra pauciflora

Slender Sun Orchid at Black Mountain

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Identification history

Thelymitra pauciflora	17 Nov 2023	DerekC
Thelymitra pauciflora	20 Oct 2023	Tapirlord
Thelymitra arenaria	20 Oct 2023	MattM
Cyanicula caerulea	20 Oct 2023	CarbonAI
Thelymitra (genus)	20 Oct 2023	Rheardy

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Black mountain

3 comments

MattM wrote:

20 Oct 2023

Would you happen to have any side-on photos of the flower to assist me with an ID?

Tapirlord wrote:

20 Oct 2023

Either that or T.peniculata I think, the post anther lobe seems to inflated for T.arenaria.

DerekC wrote:

17 Nov 2023

Considering both the leaf and the flower I believe this T. pauciflora.

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Location information

Maps Black Mountain
Places Canberra Central, ACT

Sighting information

20 Abundance
Rheardy Recorded by
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Additional information

10mm Flower dimension
10cm to 30cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Thelymitra pauciflora Scientific name
Slender Sun Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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In flower
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