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Thelymitra paludosa Jeanes
Plain Sun Orchid

Reference
Muelleria 31:17-18, Fig. 3c (2013)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, to 0.75 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Oct to Nov. Peaty sand, grey sandy clay, brown-red loam, silty loam, gravel, granite. Winter-wet flats, hills & lower slopes, valley floors, swamp edges.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 October 2004

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Busselton, Capel, Cranbrook, Denmark, Esperance, Gingin, Manjimup, Murray, Nannup, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Waroona.