Thelymitra ixioides

Spotted Sun Orchid
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Thelymitrinae
Genus: Thelymitra
Species: T. ixioides
Binomial name
Thelymitra ixioides
Sw.

Thelymitra ixioides, known as the Spotted Sun Orchid is a common plant in eastern and southern Australia. Leaves are thin or lanceolate, up to 20 cm long.[1] A small plant with spotted flowers, forming from August to January. Usually blue, but sometimes violet. It grows in eucalyptus woodland or heathland.

References

  1. "Thelymitra ixioides". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 21 September 2010.


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