Thelymitra psammophila

Thelymitra psammophila C.R.P.Andrews

Sandplain Sun Orchid

Thelymitra flexuosa (Dainty Sun Orchids)

Cecil Andrews in J.Western Australia Nat.Hist.Soc. 2(2):57 (1905)

Kendenup to Ravensthorpe with a disjunct population south of Hyden, growing in sandy-clay soil amongst low shrubs and sedges.

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A rare species 150–300 mm high with a narrow, smooth leaf 50–70 mm long by 3–4 mm wide and up to ten lemon-yellow flowers 14–18 mm across.

It is distinguished from the other members of the Thelymitra flexuosa complex by its purplish-brown capped column central lobe.

Threatened (Vulnerable)