Stirling Range National Park Native OrchidsCaladenia barbarossa (Dragon Orchid) Cryptostylis ovata (Slipper Orchid) Caladenia polychroma (Joseph’s Spider Orchid) Caladenia pulchra (Slender Spider Orchid) Drakaea glyptodon (King-in-his-carriage Orchid) Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel Orchids) Leptoceras menziesii (Rabbit Orchid) Praecoxanthus aphyllus (Leafless Orchid) Thelymitra speciosa (Eastern Queen of Sheba’s)
— see Orchidaceae (Orchids)
Thelymitra sp. ‘Ongerup’ (Orange Sun Orchids) in the Great Southern Region, Western Australia. The petals of Thelymitra sp. ‘Ongerup’ are similar in size, shape and colour (although there are some that have variable patterns on the petals in the same flower.
Belonging to the genus Thelymitra, that are commonly known as sun orchids, this genus has more than 100 species in the orchid family Orchidaceae. These sun orchids (unlike most other orchids), lack a highly modified labellum.
Photographs © Terry Dunham
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Charophyta
- Class: Equisetopsida
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Superorder: Lilianae
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Orchidaceae
- Genus: Thelymitra
- Species: Thelymitra Ongerup
Footnote & References
- Thelymitra sp. ‘Ongerup’ (Orange Sun Orchids), Great Southern Region WA. Photographs © Terry Dunham
- Thelymitra sp. Ongerup (S.Oborne 142) WA Herbarium, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Thelymitra sp. Ongerup (S.Oborne 142)
Stirling Range National Park Native OrchidsCaladenia barbarossa (Dragon Orchid) Cryptostylis ovata (Slipper Orchid) Caladenia polychroma (Joseph’s Spider Orchid) Caladenia pulchra (Slender Spider Orchid) Drakaea glyptodon (King-in-his-carriage Orchid) Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel Orchids) Leptoceras menziesii (Rabbit Orchid) Praecoxanthus aphyllus (Leafless Orchid) Thelymitra speciosa (Eastern Queen of Sheba’s)
Stirling Range National Park FloraSRNP Flora Index Anigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia coccinea (Scarlet Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Conospermum caeruleum (Blue Brother) Callitris pyramidalis (Swamp Cypress) Conospermum caeruleum subsp. oblanceolatum Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea cucullata (Hood Leaved Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hibbertia selkii Native Orchids
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