Dropped by Mongarlowe for a quick orchid scout last week on a trip to Braidwood, NSW. Thought it would be a nice change to see something different after working through fields of Thelymitra ixioides (spotted sun orchid) variations in East Gippsland ... and the first orchid spotted on the side of the road? Yep - Thelymitra ixioides ... again!

Some nice forms here - including some with larger spots (or no spots at all) which are maybe approaching Thelymitra juncifolia. Either way, I haven't seen either of these similar species here before, although usually only drop by later in summer / early autumn for the midge orchids.

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