Journal Number 90
March 2004

ORIGINAL PAPERS

Mt Holdsworth Mid - January
By Ian St George

18 January I decided to have a look for the pink-cilia Thelymitra hatchii I mentioned in a
past journal.

It was a fine hot day, and the Winika (none showed any purple) was in full bloom.
G. cunninghamii (black, green or fawn) was setting fruit, Petalochilus was over, as were Aporostylus, Adenochilus and Singularybas (Corybas) oblongus.

Two seedheads rising from leafless bases proved to be Molloybas (Corybas) cryptanthus,
a new record for this area. Earina autumnalis was in bud.

Near the treeline typical Thelymitra hatchii was in full bloom - several flowers open on one stem. A couple of metres away smaller plants, 1-2 flowers each, showed the mauve cilia peculiar to this track. There are minor differences in the column, but I do think this is just a colour variation. I have wondered if it is Colenso's T. concinna, but it doesn't really fit his description.

Thelymitra hatchii