Thelymitra spiralis

Curly locks
Near Ajana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Thelymitra
Species:
T. spiralis
Binomial name
Thelymitra spiralis
Synonyms
  • Macdonaldia spiralis Lindl.
  • Thelymitra spiralis var. pallida Nicholls
  • Thelymitra spiralis var. punctata Nicholls
  • Thelymitra spiralis var. scoulerae Nicholls

Thelymitra spiralis, commonly called curly locks, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect leaf, spiralling around the flowering stem and up to three pink, reddish, purplish or blue flowers with two large yellow or orange ear-like arms on the sides of the column.