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Thelymitra longiloba, the lobed sun orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid native to south-eastern Australia, found in coastal heath. It is endangered in parts of its range and is not usually grown in gardens, so care advice applies only to cultivating it in its native conditions.
Thelymitra longiloba, commonly called lobed sun orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single erect, fleshy, channelled leaf and up to six relatively small blue flowers with side lobes above the anther. Although widespread, it only occurs in disjunct populations and is classed as "endangered".
Lobed sun orchid grows in coastal and near coastal heath, sometimes on coastal headlands, in disjunct populations between the Darling Downs in Queensland and the north and west of Tasmania.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelymitra longiloba by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
