Thelymitra canaliculata R.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Thelymitra canaliculata
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Thelymitra lilacina
Common Name
Blue Sun Orchid
Complex Name
Thelymitra campanulata (Stripped Sun Orchids)
Originally Described by
Robert Brown in Prodr. 314 (1810)
Distribution and Habitat
Augusta to Manypeaks (town), growing in seasonally wet flats. Plants flower most prolifically in the season following summer fire.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · · Oct Nov Dec
Description
A swamp loving species 200–500 mm high with a narrow, smooth leaf 80–200 mm long by 3–5 mm wide and up to 15 blue or pink, striped flowers 20–30 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from other members of the complex by its usually deeper blue colouration and later flowering period.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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