Thelymitra villosa Lindl.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Thelymitra villosa
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Thelymitra pardalina
Common Name
Custard Orchid
Complex Name
Thelymitra 'other'
Originally Described by
John Lindley in Sketch Veg.Swan R. 49 (1840)
Distribution and Habitat
Northampton to Gracetown and eastwards to Israelite Bay, growing in seasonally-moist shrublands and open woodlands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov ·
Description
An attractive species 300–600 mm high with a prominently hairy leaf 60–100 mm long by 20–50 mm wide and up to 20 large, yellow, brown blotched flowers 30–40 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from the other yellow flowered Thelymitra species by its broad hairy leaf.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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