Thelymitra alpicola
4 Striped Alpine Sun Orchid at suppressed
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| Thelymitra alpicola | Csteele4 | 21 Dec 2025 | |
| Thelymitra alpicola | Csteele4 | 19 Dec 2025 |
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My friend Ashley found these. 4 were open in the morning, but only 1 when we returned together in the arvo. Was baking hot and exhausted, so didn't realise until just now that they're not T cyanea but T alpicola. On the roadside in the gutter!
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Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
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- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Thelymitra alpicola Scientific name
- Striped Alpine Sun Orchid Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Was the plant in flower?
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