Thelymitra hatchii L.B.Moore 1968
Photo by © John Varigos
Common Name Hatch's Thelymitra
Flower Size .8" [2 cm]
Found in New Zealand on clay banks, in open areas amongst scrub, sometimes in bogs at elevations of 100 to 1000 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial witha single, dark reddish green to reddish brown, fleshy, often keeled to ribbed leaf that blooms in the spring through summer on an erect, to 6 flowered inflorescence
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Native Orchids of New Zealand, A Colour Field Guide Scanlen & St George 2010 photo fide
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