Thelymitra antennifera

Thelymitra antennifera (Lindl.) Hook.f.

Macdonaldia antennifera

Lemon-scented Sun Orchid

Thelymitra spiralis/antennifera (Lobed Sun Orchids)

John Lindley in Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 19 (1853) as Macdonaldia antennifera

Shark Bay to Israelite Bay, growing on creek margins, seasonally moist flats and granite outcrops. The species is also found in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

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A common, colony-forming species 100–250 mm high with a narrow, smooth leaf 80–150 mm long by 2–3 mm wide and up to four lemon-yellow, lemon-scented flowers 20–30 mm across.

It is distinguished from the other yellow flowered Thelymitra species in Western Australia by its distinctive column with a yellow forward projecting central lobe and reddish-brown ear-like lateral lobes.

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