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Thelymitra “rough-leaf”

Sun Orchid

Kaimaumau Wetland 11 October 2022. Photo: Bill Campbell
Photo: Bill Campbell
Recorded distribution
Recorded distribution

Plant

With an upright leaf tapering to a point, rough to the touch.

Flowers

Mauve pink with rounded petals and sepals. Column white, top rolled over and opening forwards, topped with a broad yellow band as it arches forward, with two teeth on each side at the lower, forward edge of the yellow band. Column arms with dense white cilia.

Flowering

October.

Habitat

Lowland, scrub on clays. Northland.

Conservation

Local, scattered; at risk - naturally uncommon.

Notes

A similar plant was found at Shag Point, Otago.

Key features

Leaf rough, column erect, scarcely rounded over to a broad, yellow margin, with a pair of short, broad teeth.

Photos

Kaimaumau Wetland 11 October 2022. Photo: Bill Campbell
Kaimaumau Wetland 11 October 2022. Photo: Bill Campbell
Tahanga Road, Kaingaroa 10 October 2022. Photo: Bill Campbell
Kaimaumau Wetland 16 October 2021. Photo: Bill Campbell
Kaimaumau Wetland 24 October 2016. Photo: Bill Campbell
Mangonui 31 October 2009. Photo: Bill Campbell
Tahanga Road, Kaingaroa 5 October 2018. Photo: Matt Ward
Lake Ohia 22 October 2018. Photo: Bill Campbell
Lake Ohia 22 October 2018. Photo: Bill Campbell
Kaimaumau Wetland 16 October 2021. Photo: Bill Campbell
Kaimaumau Wetland 11 October 2022. Photo: Bill Campbell
Tahanga Road, Kaingaroa 5 October 2018. Photo: Matt Ward
Lake Ohia 28 September 2016. Photo: Bill Campbell
Ohia - Far North. Photo: Kevin Matthews
Houhora - Far North. Photo: Kevin Matthews
Shenstone Block - Te Paki. Photo: Eric Scanlen
Ohia - Far North. Photo: Kevin Matthews
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