Thelymitra fasciculata

Thelymitra fasciculata Fitzg.

Swamp Lilac Sun Orchid

Thelymitra crinita (Crested Sun Orchids)

Robert Fitzgerald in Austral. Orch. 3(2): t. 8 (1888)

Yallingup to Two Peoples Bay, growing in seasonally wet flats, run-off areas adjacent to granite outcrops and along the edges of creek-lines.

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An attractive species 300–450 mm high with a narrow, smooth leaf 80–150 mm long by 2–3 mm wide and up to six lilac-blue flowers 15–20 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Lilac Sun Orchid (Thelymitra cornicina) by its smaller flowers and swamp habitat.

Not Listed