Orchidaceae
Cleopatra's needles
Thelymitra apiculata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Thelymitra
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Cleopatra's needles
- Persian
- سوزن کلئوپاترا
Synonyms
- Macdonaldia apiculata (A.S.George) Szlach.
- Thelymitra variegata var. apiculata A.S.George
Photos
Photo: Jean and Fred from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean and Fred from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean and Fred from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean and Fred from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.