Scented Sun Orchid (Thelymitra macrophylla) close-up of flower, Mount Barker, Western Australia, October

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Thelymitra is one of the terrestrial orchids a genus of orchids known as 'sun orchids' because of their habit of only opening in sunny day, closing when cloudy or cold.

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Location: Mount Barker, Western Australia
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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