Thelymitra rubra (Salmon Sun Orchid)

Thelymitra rubra

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SALMON SUN ORCHID FACTS

distribution map showing range of Thelymitra rubra in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Salmon Sun Orchid

Description
The Salmon Sun Orchid has a single leaf to about 10 cm long. The flowers are salmon pink and grow in small clusters of up to five. Each flower is about 25 mm in diameter. The main flowering period is from September to November.

Habitat
grows in open forest, woodland and heathland

Distribution
found in eastern New South Wales, Victoria, south east South Australia, Tasmania

Growth Characteristics
Height: grows to about 30 cm tall
Classification

Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Genus:	Thelymitra
Species:	rubra
Common Name:	Salmon Sun Orchid

Relatives in same Genus
  Thelymitra crinita
  Thelymitra cyanea
  Thelymitra ixioides
  Thelymitra macrophylla
  Thelymitra pauciflora