Thelymitra brevifolia

Short-leaf Sun Orchid at MTR591 at Gundaroo

Thelymitra brevifolia at MTR591 at Gundaroo - 18 Oct 2023
Thelymitra brevifolia at MTR591 at Gundaroo - 18 Oct 2023
Thelymitra brevifolia at MTR591 at Gundaroo - 18 Oct 2023
Thelymitra brevifolia at MTR591 at Gundaroo - 18 Oct 2023
Thelymitra brevifolia at MTR591 at Gundaroo - 18 Oct 2023
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Thelymitra brevifolia 4 Jan 2024 MattM
Thelymitra brevifolia 3 Jan 2024 MaartjeSevenster

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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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MattM wrote:
   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.

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
  • True In flower

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