Thelymitra megcalyptra

1 Swollen Sun Orchid at Albury, NSW

Thelymitra megcalyptra at Albury, NSW - 21 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Thelymitra megcalyptra 2 Dec 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Thelymitra megcalyptra 30 Oct 2020 TobiasHayashi
Thelymitra megcalyptra 30 Oct 2020 TobiasHayashi
Thelymitra sp. 22 Oct 2020 EwinP

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

2 Dec 2020

This and nearby sighting are a new recorded location of a regionally uncommon orchid species

User's notes

Further along the ridge trail

3 comments

   23 Oct 2020
Beautiful EwinP :)
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   30 Oct 2020
These look to me like Thelymitra megcalyptra, with big flowers and widely spreading sepals and petals which partially don't overlap.
njones wrote:
   30 Oct 2020
Nice one Pete

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 21 Oct 2020 07:37 PM Recorded on
  • EwinP Recorded by

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