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Thelymitra sargentii R.S.Rogers
Freckled Sun Orchid

Reference
Trans.& Proc.Roy.Soc.South Australia 54:41 (1930)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Sep to Nov. Sandy clay, white-yellow sand. Sandplains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Koorda, Menzies, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Narembeen, Northampton, Perenjori, Tammin, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.