Striped or Spotted Sun Orchids |
Thelymitra nervosa
Habitat: clays, dappled or full sun; scrub or forest margins. Throughout. Key features: spotted petals, rounded column top with a warty back. |
Thelymitra ixioides
Habitat: well lit scrub or forest tracks, roadsides. Key features: spotted petals, column top open ragged, tipped red or yellow.
Thelymitra cyanea
Habitat: lowland to montane bogs and damp ground. Throughout. Key features: striped petals, curled naked, yellow column arms.
Thelymitra pulchella
Habitat: sea level to montane, wetlands, peat, damp scrub. Key features: striped petals, column arms angular with few yellow cilia. |
Domed topped Sun Orchids | Sun Orchids Key | Coloured Sun Orchids |