Thelymitra antennifera & flexuosa

Thelymitra antennifera & flexuosa

Lemon-scented Sun Orchid & Twisted Sun Orchid
T. antennifera is probably the most common sun orchid in Western Australia. Often seen as carpets of yellow flowers, it inhabits moist areas, including swampy land and runoff areas on and around granite outcrops. It is widespread across the entire south west of Western Australia. Its flowers have a distict lemon scent. Thelymitra flexuosa has similar, smaller yellow flowers and is distinguished by is differently shaped column and zig-zagging stems (hence its sceintific and common names.)
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Thelymitra antennifera Lemon-scented Sun Orchid	Thelymitra antennifera Lemon-scented Sun Orchid	Thelymitra antennifera Lemon-scented Sun Orchid	Thelymitra antennifera Lemon-scented Sun Orchid
Thelymitra antennifera Lemon-scented Sun Orchid Showing entire plant and common habitat - among Borya sphaerocephala (Pincuishon Plants) around granite outcrops.	Thelymitra antennifera Lemon-scented Sun Orchid
Thelymitra flexuosa Twisted Sun orchid	Thelymitra flexuosa Twisted Sun orchid	Thelymitra flexuosa Twisted Sun orchid	Thelymitra x macmillanii Red Sun Orchid This orchid is a hybrid between T. antennifera and a species from the the T. macrophylla group. Colour ranges from pale pink to deep red.