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Sun Orchid
Thelymitra aemula Albany Scenic Reserve Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers October - December Found in scrubland from Rotorua northward. Flowers plain deep blue, often quite widely spaced. 
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Pink Sun Orchid
Thelymitra carnea Rotorua District Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers September - November A dainty species found in scrubland. Flowers are a soft pink colour with a bright yellow topped column.
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Hybrid Sun Orchid
Thelymitra x dentata Kaitoke - Upper Hutt Photo: Bob Watson Flowers November - January A natural sterile hybrid between T longifolia and T pulchella. Has up to six pink to blue striped flowers.
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Thelymitra colensoi Hatfields Beach Photo: Eric Scanlen Flowers October - January A slender species with few flowers. Has been regarded as a small form of Thelymitra pauciflora in the past.
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Dotted Sun Orchid
Thelymitra aff ixioides Photo: Ian St George Flowers October - December An uncommon Sun Orchid with distinctive dark blue spots on the petals & dorsal sepal. Opens 1 or 2 flowers on warm sunny mornings, often after rain.
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Thelymitra malvina Kaimaumau - Far North Photo: Eric Scanlen Flowers October - November Found only in wetlands in the Far North, often growing from old rotting Kauri logs. An Australian species.
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Thelymitra tholiformis Albany Scenic Reserve Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers November - December Found in scrubland from the Waikato northward. Not uncommon about Auckland, but less common elsewhere.
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Thelymitra "Whakapapa" Horopito - Mt Ruapehu Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers January - February Resembles a small pink T. longifolia. Found amongst montane scrub. May be Coleno's T purpureofusca.
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