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Thelymitra fuscolutea R.Br.
Chestnut Sun Orchid

Reference
Prodr. 315 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.3 m high. Fl. brown & yellow, Nov to Dec or Jan. Clay, clay loam, laterite, sand. Winter-wet swamps, moist forest areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 April 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Collie, Denmark, Esperance, Gingin, Joondalup, Kwinana, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Rockingham, Wanneroo.