Sun Orchid at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) | 16 Nov 2023 | MattM | ||
| Thelymitra brevifolia | 12 Nov 2023 | MattM | ||
| Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) | 12 Nov 2023 | Csteele4 |
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User's notes
Two more specimens with the bright orange lobes, but thin, strappy leaves.
3 comments
MattM
wrote:
12 Nov 2023
I suspect this is Thelymitra brevifolia. The leaf is quite narrow for the species, but the colour and shape of the post-anther lobe look good for T. brevifolia.
Csteele4
wrote:
12 Nov 2023
@MattM that leaf, though! It does not fit at all, especially as it is amongst more "true" T brevifolia with lovely, broad leaves. I suspect it is a hybrid of some decription.
MattM
wrote:
12 Nov 2023
Could be on the narrow side as T. brevifolia can have leaves "(3–)7–20 mm wide". Could also be a reddish T. pauciflora.
Location information
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Csteele4 Recorded by
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Collections
Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) Orchids Plants
Additional information
- 18mm Flower dimension
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) Scientific name
- Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1029m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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