Thelymitra ixioides
Spotted Sun Orchid | |
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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
- ↑ "Thelymitra ixioides". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 21 September 2010.