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Thelymitra graminea Lindl.
Shy Sun Orchid

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 49 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tall, slender tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.15-0.25 m high, leaves linear; flowers c. 20 mm wide; post-anther lobe elongated, erect, entire; hair tufts slender. Fl. blue-purple, Sep to Oct. Sandy or lateritic soils.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 October 1998
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Busselton, Collie, Cranbrook, Dardanup, Denmark, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kent, Kojonup, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Toodyay, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, Williams, Woodanilling.