Thelymitra spiralis

Curly locks
Near Ajana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Thelymitra
Species:
T. spiralis
Binomial name
Thelymitra spiralis
Synonyms[1]
  • Macdonaldia spiralis Lindl.
  • Thelymitra spiralis var. pallida Nicholls
  • Thelymitra spiralis var. punctata Nicholls
  • Thelymitra spiralis var. scoulerae Nicholls

Thelymitra spiralis, commonly called curly locks,[2] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect leaf, spiralling around the flowering stem and up to three pink, reddish, purplish or blue flowers with two large yellow or orange ear-like arms on the sides of the column.

  1. ^ a b "Thelymitra spiralis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jones was invoked but never defined (see the help page).