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Thelymitra petrophila Jeanes
Granite Sun Orchid

Reference
Muelleria 31:10-13, Fig. 1d (2013)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, to 0.3 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Sep to Oct. Grey-white sand, red-brown sandy loam, brown clayey loam, ironstone, soil pockets in granite. Rock outcrops, seasonally-wet sites, plains, dunes, hills, disturbed ground.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 October 2004

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Recherche, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Cuballing, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Menzies, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narrogin, Northampton, Perenjori, Ravensthorpe, Three Springs, Wickepin, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.