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Wallum sun orchid

Thelymitra purpurata Rupp

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Thelymitra

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Wallum sun orchid: Native, cool season, perennial, terrestrial herb to 60 cm tall. Leaf 1, is linear to lanceolate, to 25 cm long and 10 mm wide, ribbed and dark green. Flowerhead
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Wallum sun orchid

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Sources: classification 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.