Pink sun orchid (Thelymitra carnea) variations near the Genoa River, East Gippsland, VIC. This small sun orchid grows here alongside both the spotted sun orchid (T. ixioides) and the slender sun orchid (T. pauciflora) resulting in several interesting hybrid forms occurring between the three species.

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Pink sun orchid (Thelymitra carnea) variations near the Genoa River, East Gippsland, VIC. This small sun orchid grows here alongside both the spotted sun orchid (T. ixioides) and the slender sun orchid (T. pauciflora) resulting in several interesting hybrid forms occurring between the three species.

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Really nice compact pale blue form of Thelymitra ixioides (spotted sun orchid) in heathland near Genoa, East Gippsland, VIC.

Several of these plants with small flowers (and only three per plant) plus almost no spots were growing together on one side of the track with more typical forms (larger / bluer / more spotted flowers just starting to open) on the other side of the track. Tip of my little finger here for scale.

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Really nice compact pale blue form of Thelymitra ixioides (spotted sun orchid) in heathland near Genoa, East Gippsland, VIC.

Several of these plants with small flowers (and only three per plant) plus almost no spots were growing together on one side of the track with more typical forms (larger / bluer / more spotted flowers just starting to open) on the other side of the track. Tip of my little finger here for scale.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra