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.
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