Thelymitra uliginosa Jeanes
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Thelymitra uliginosa
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Name and Authority
Common Name
Southern Curly Locks
Complex Name
Thelymitra spiralis/spiralis (Lobed Sun Orchids)
Originally Described by
Jeffrey Jeanes in Muelleria 27:159-160, Figs. 4,10g-i (2009)
Distribution and Habitat
Yallingup to Condingup with disjunct populations south east of Armadale, growing in seasonally damp areas surrounding peaty swamps and granite outcrops.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · Aug Sep · · ·
Description
A mainly lower southwestern species 100–300 mm high with a narrow, smooth leaf 50–90 mm long by 3–8 mm wide at its wide st point and up to two (rarely three) deep blue-mauve, striped flowers 20–25 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from other members of the Thelymitra spiralis complex by its smaller, deeper blue-mauve, self-pollinating flowers.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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