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Thelymitra antennifera (Lindl.) Hook.f.
Lemon-scented Sun Orchid

Reference
Bot.Antarct.Voy.III.(Fl.Tasman.) 2:4 (1858)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.1-0.25 m high. Fl. yellow, Jul to Oct. Sand, clay, sandy loam, moist. Swamps, creeklines, granite outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Canning, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Denmark, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kellerberrin, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Mount Marshall, Mundaring, Murray, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Tammin, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.