Thelymitra ixioides
| Spotted Sun Orchid | |
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| Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
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| Species: | T. ixioides
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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
- ^ "Thelymitra ixioides". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
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