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Thelymitra speciosa is a tuberous, perennial herb with an erect, dark green leaf which is egg-shaped near its purplish base, then suddenly narrows to a linear, channelled, spiral leaf 30–70 mm (1–3 in) long and 4–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) wide. One or two glossy, purplish flowers with broad reddish edges and yellowish margins, 30–50 mm (1.2 ...
Thelymitra aemula Cheeseman 1919 – gumland sun orchid ; Thelymitra aggericola D.L.Jones 1999 – bleak sun orchid ; Thelymitra albiflora Jeanes 2004 – white sun orchid ; Thelymitra alcockiae Jeanes 2013 – Kath's sun orchid (Vic., S.A.) Thelymitra alpicola Jeanes 2012 – alpine striped sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic.)
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Thelymitra, commonly known as sun orchids, is a genus of more than 100 species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.Unlike most other orchids, sun orchids lack a highly modified labellum and all three petals are similar in size, shape and colour.
Thelymitra psammophila, commonly called the sandplain sun orchid, [2] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single narrow leaf and up to five yellow flowers with an orange anther and brown arms on the side of the column .
Thelymitra × mackibbinii is a tuberous, perennial herb with a single dark green, linear leaf 70–100 mm (3–4 in) long and 6–9 mm (0.2–0.4 in) wide. One or two violet-coloured flowers with purplish tips and darker veins 20–25 mm (0.8–1 in) wide are arranged on a flowering stem 150–300 mm (6–10 in) tall.
Thelymitra imbricata is a tuberous, perennial herb with a single erect, fleshy, channelled, light green, linear to lance-shaped leaf 200–300 mm (8–10 in) long and 20–30 mm (0.8–1 in) wide with a purplish base. Between three and fifteen or more pale to dark or purplish blue flowers 25–35 mm (0.98–1.4 in) wide are arranged on a ...
Thelymitra cucullata is a tuberous, perennial herb with a single leaf 100–180 mm (4–7 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide. Between two and ten greenish cream-coloured to white flowers with purple blotches, 12–18 mm (0.5–0.7 in) wide are borne on a flowering stem 200–450 mm (8–20 in) tall.