Thelymitra sp. 'late south coast'

Thelymitra sp. 'late south coast'

Late south coast Sun Orchid

Thelymitra macrophylla (Blue Sun Orchids)

Undescribed

Margaret River to Nanarup, growing in low shrublands around the margins of swampy flats.

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A late flowering south coast species 150–350 mm high with a narrow, smooth leaf 100–150 mm long by 8–12 mm wide and up to eight blue, purple or pink flowers 20–25 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Plain Sun Orchid (Thelymitra paludosa) by its shorter stature and fewer, smaller flowers

Not Listed