Thelymitra ×chasmogama

Flowering stem erect, slender, 17–40 cm long, c. 2 mm diam., more reddish than green. Leaf linear, attenuate, 13–19(–27) cm long, 3–7 mm wide, canaliculate, green with a reddish base. Inflorescence 1–6-flowered. Sterile bracts usually 2. Perianth segments ovate-lanceolate, similar, 7–15 mm long, pale to slaty pink. Column 4–6.5 mm long, mauve to pinkish; mid-lobe expanded into a short semicircular hood, deeply notched, with yellow tips and a brown-purple subterminal band, ending in the front at the level of the lateral lobes; lateral lobes suberect, flattish, each terminated on the upper side with a pale yellow, vertical hair-tuft. Anther with a blunt beak protruding just below lateral lobes. Flowers Sep.–Nov.