| Large-spotted sun orchid | |
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| Thelymitra juncifolia near Gherang | |
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. juncifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelymitra juncifolia | |
Thelymitra juncifolia, known as the large-spotted sun orchid,[2] is a species of orchid that is endemic to south-eastern Australia and to New Zealand. It has a single thin, dark green leaf and up to five blue flowers with relatively large, dark blue spots on the dorsal sepal and petals. It is similar to T. ixioides but has fewer, smaller flowers with larger dark blue spots.
- ^ "Thelymitra juncifolia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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