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Sun Orchids
Thelymitra
Thelymitra, commonly known as sun orchids, is a genus of more than 100 species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Unlike most other orchids, sun orchids lack a highly modified labellum and all three petals are similar in size, shape and colour. The column is, however highly modified and usually has prominent wings or glands which are helpful in identifying the species. Most sun orchids close their flowers at night, in cloudy or cool weather,...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
spotted sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra ixioides
lemon-scented sun orchid
speciesThelymitra antennifera
salmon sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra rubra
Common Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra longifolia
slender sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra pauciflora
Blue Lady Orchid
speciesThelymitra crinita
plains sun orchid
speciesThelymitra megacalyptra
trim sun orchid
speciesThelymitra peniculata
Swamp Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra cyanea
pink sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra carnea
large-spotted sun orchid
speciesThelymitra juncifolia
blotched sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra benthamiana
Scented Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra macrophylla
forest sun orchid
speciesThelymitra arenaria
twisted sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra flexuosa
tall sun orchid
speciesThelymitra media
Scented Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra aristata
Shy Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra graminea
striped sun orchid
speciesThelymitra pulchella
spotted sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra nervosa
fringed sun orchid
speciesThelymitra luteocilium
Hatch's Thelymitra
speciesThelymitra hatchii
Great Sun-Orchid
speciesThelymitra grandiflora
Peppertop Sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra brevifolia
truncate sun orchid
hybridThelymitra × truncata
Thelymitra pallidifructus
speciesThelymitra pallidifructus
mauve-tufted sun orchid
speciesThelymitra malvina
Kath's sun orchid
speciesThelymitra alcockiae
Thelymitra × macmillanii
hybridThelymitra × macmillanii
Wallum sun orchid
speciesThelymitra purpurata
white sun orchid
speciesThelymitra albiflora
granite sun orchid
speciesThelymitra petrophila
crested sun orchid
hybridThelymitra × irregularis
custard orchid
speciesThelymitra villosa
Thelymitra exigua
speciesThelymitra exigua
Thelymitra asperifolia
speciesThelymitra asperifolia
Blue Star Sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra holmesii
Bell sun orchid
speciesThelymitra campanulata
Southern Queen of Sheba
speciesThelymitra porphyrosticta
metallic sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra epipactoides
gumland sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra aemula
southern curly locks
speciesThelymitra uliginosa
Common Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra vulgaris
lilac sun orchid
speciesThelymitra cornicina
azure sun orchid
speciesThelymitra azurea
Chestnut sun orchid
speciesThelymitra fuscolutea
Scented sun-orchid
speciesThelymitra nuda
Cleopatra's needles
speciesThelymitra apiculata
eastern Queen of Sheba
speciesThelymitra speciosa
mountain sun orchid
speciesThelymitra alpina
leafy sun orchid
speciesThelymitra bracteata
Colenso's Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra colensoi
Matthews's Spiral Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra matthewsii
northern Queen of Sheba
speciesThelymitra pulcherrima
Thelymitra erosa
speciesThelymitra erosa
Thelymitra glaucophylla
speciesThelymitra glaucophylla
Long-leaved Sun Orchid
speciesThelymitra angustifolia
Thelymitra serpentina
speciesThelymitra serpentina
Thelymitra reflexa
speciesThelymitra reflexa
Thelymitra longiloba
speciesThelymitra longiloba
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54686.