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Kōrero: Orchids

Flower shapes

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Flower shapes

The sepals and petals of sun orchids are similar, and the flower has a regular appearance. This spotted sun orchid (Thelymitra nervosa) grows on poor soils in scrub and tussock areas of central New Zealand.

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New Zealand Native Orchids

by Michael Pratt

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Ian St George, Orchids – Orchid habitat, features and conservation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10824/flower-shapes (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ian St George, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.