Thelymitra brevifolia
Short-leaf Sun Orchid at MTR591 at Gundaroo
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| Thelymitra brevifolia | MattM | 4 Jan 2024 | |
| Thelymitra brevifolia | MaartjeSevenster | 3 Jan 2024 |
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The extremely short broad leaf caught my eye on this orchid. It was 13cm long from ground level and 18mm wide. The flower stalk was 42 cm tall when first measured. Flowers never fully opened and most of them possibly never did, I had a lot of trouble getting even these badly lit images. It didn't look like other T.brevifolia I've seen but it would have to be given the short leaf??
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4 Jan 2024
T. brevifolia can have leaves to 20mm wide. Another possibility is T. latifolia, but there is not much info on that species and it is mostly a species of SA.
Location information
- Maps MTR591 at Gundaroo
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- MaartjeSevenster Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Thelymitra brevifolia Scientific name
- Short-leaf Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1454.78m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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