| Alpine striped sun orchid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Genus: | Thelymitra |
| Species: | T. alpicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelymitra alpicola | |
Thelymitra alpicola, commonly called the alpine striped sun orchid,[2] is a species of orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single erect, dark green grass-like leaf and up to six relatively large, deep purplish blue flowers with darker streaks. It grows in subalpine to montane habitats.
- ^ "Thelymitra alpicola". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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