Thelymitra rubra

Salmon Sun Orchid at Nangus, NSW

Thelymitra rubra at Nangus, NSW - 21 Oct 2010
Thelymitra rubra at Nangus, NSW - 21 Oct 2010
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Identification history

Thelymitra rubra 14 May 2024 TobiasHayashi
Thelymitra carnea 21 Dec 2020 MattM
Thelymitra carnea 21 Dec 2020 MattM
Thelymitra sp. 20 Dec 2020 abread111

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pink sun orchids in flower

4 comments

MattM wrote:
   21 Dec 2020
I am going with T. carnea for these ones, but T. rubra is a possibility. It’s a bit difficult to tell without a sense of scale.
abread111 wrote:
   21 Dec 2020
see sighting of the same plants on 18 Oct 2010 for sense of scale
Eamonn wrote:
   9 May 2024
T. rubra I think
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   14 May 2024
Yep, agree this it T. rubra. Flower looks reasonably large, it has a broad, deep orange column apex and column arms appear broad although hard to see the detail.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 21 Oct 2010 12:00 PM Recorded on
  • abread111 Recorded by

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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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