3 Sun Orchid at Captains Flat, NSW
Identification history
| Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) | 23 Oct 2024 | Csteele4 | ||
| Thelymitra sp. (pauciflora complex) | 23 Oct 2024 | Csteele4 | ||
| Thelymitra brevifolia | 22 Oct 2024 | Csteele4 | ||
| Thelymitra peniculata | 22 Oct 2024 | Csteele4 |
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User's notes
The beginnings of another patch. These ones are always my favourites.
5 comments
Csteele4
wrote:
22 Oct 2024
Could potentially be T brevifolia. Leaf pretty far gone but the very dark post-anther lobe may be sufficient for ID (though column and arms appear correct for T peniculata).
MattM
wrote:
22 Oct 2024
The column has a bit of a slit and the column arms have small tufts and are curved upwards 90° which is generally more consistent with T. brevifolia. Comparing the images with those on VICFlora I would be more inclined to call this T. brevifolia rather than T. peniculata. Although I should note the VICFlora images may not be entirely trustworthy considering image 1 on the T. brevifolia page is of T. nuda/alpina.
Csteele4
wrote:
22 Oct 2024
@MattM I agree with you here. I use vicflora a lot as I find it more reliable than PlantNet TBH. Plus, Eamonn Culhane reckons this is brevifolia as well and his judgement is pretty spot on. I've confirmed as such, despite the dodgy leaf, based on at least 3 of us agreeing.
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
- 15-18mm 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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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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