Thelymitra uliginosa

Southern curly locks
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. uliginosa
Binomial name
Thelymitra uliginosa

Thelymitra uliginosa, commonly called southern curly locks[2] or swamp curly locks,[3] 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 a single small pink, mauve, blue or purplish flower with darker veins and sometimes darker blotches. There are two narrow, yellow arms on the sides of the column.

  1. ^ "Thelymitra uliginosa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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