| Plain sun orchid | |
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| Thelymitra nuda near Sunbury | |
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. nuda
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelymitra nuda | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Thelymitra nuda, commonly known as the plain sun orchid[2] is a species of orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single fleshy, channelled leaf and up to twelve dark blue to purplish, sometimes white or pinkish flowers with white tufts on top of the anther. It grows in a range of habitats and sometimes forms large colonies.
- ^ a b "Thelymitra nuda". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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