Thelymitra stellata Lindl. 1840 Photo by Ron Heberle and the Thelymitra Page of The Species Orchid Society of Western Australia

Common Name The Star-Shaped Thelymitra - In Australia The Starry Sun Orchid

Flower Size 1 to 2" [2.5 to 5 cm]

Found in Western Australia at elevations of 100 to 350 meters on low laterite hills and Jarrah Forests as a small sized, cold growing terrestrial orchid with a single broad leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, 6 to 10 " [15 to 25 cm] long, 2 to 12 flowered inflorescence with several small bracts and often crowded flowers

Synonyms Thelymitra fuscolutea var. stellata (Lindl.) A.S.George 1971

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 photo good

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