A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Thelymitra rubra
Mostly buds at present with only a couple open. The flowers were a dusky pink with little difference between sepals and petals. Visible is the yellow tip of the mid lobe of column. The buds were egg shaped on darker stout stalks. Leaves were narrow, channeled with reddish base (no photo). Plant about 40 cm tall.
Spotted in a sclerophyll forest with silver stringy bark and native shrubs.
These are just about to bloom. Hopefully i will get some better shots soon. Flowers open on warm days.
Family: Orchidaceae
Spotted on Oct 15, 2014
Submitted on Oct 18, 2014
1 Comment
I missed the up shot... thanks.