Thelymitra rubra

1 Salmon Sun Orchid at Yanakie, VIC

Thelymitra rubra at Yanakie, VIC - 10 Oct 2024
Thelymitra rubra at Yanakie, VIC - 10 Oct 2024
Thelymitra rubra at Yanakie, VIC - 10 Oct 2024
Thelymitra rubra at Yanakie, VIC - 10 Oct 2024
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Thelymitra rubra 10 Oct 2024 JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Unidentified 10 Oct 2024 Louisab

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   10 Oct 2024
Most of these botanical key features we may view in your fine close-up photographs :
– thank you for making them for the aesthetic wonder incl. beauty,
and so that we straightforwardly take a short time checking the botanical key :
– quotation: "
Lateral lobes of column ... without hair-tufts
Lateral lobes of column extended into distinct appendages
Lateral lobes of column fleshy, suberect; anther beak obtuse
Mid-lobe of column prominent; lateral lobes of column less than 3 mm long, protruding forwards
Lateral lobes of column quadrangular, not much longer than wide, flattish, with fingerlike papillae outside; anther-point lower than mid-lobe; sepals apiculate
" .

References (in brief, without full citation): 

Flora of Vic. online VicFlora: 

• *Thelymitra* (genus page) key to species across Vic.: → https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/key/2146
• *Thelymitra rubra* → https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/790926e5-8ec2-4990-af63-076948d11bc9
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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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