ON THIS PLANT
Thelymitra macrophylla, commonly called the large-leafed sun orchid or scented sun orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid 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.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Thelymitra
- Family
- Orchidaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Large-leafed sun orchid
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