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Scented Sun Orchid
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Scented Sun Orchid

Thelymitra macrophylla

Thelymitra macrophylla, commonly called the large-leafed sun orchid or scented sun orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single thick, broad, leathery leaf and up to twenty five relatively large dark blue to purplish flowers with white, toothbrush-like tufts.

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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 566723.