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Thelymitra psammophila
Thelymitra psammophila, the sandplain sun orchid, is a tuberous perennial from south-west Western Australia with a single narrow leaf and up to five yellow flowers in spring. It grows in heath and sedge areas that are wet in winter, so it needs cool, moist conditions and full sun when in flower.
Thelymitra psammophila, commonly called sandplain sun orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single narrow leaf and up to five yellow flowers with an orange anther and brown arms on the side of the column.
Sandplain sun orchid usually grows in heath and with sedges in winter-wet areas between the Kalgan River and Ravensthorpe.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelymitra psammophila 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.
