Thelymitra xanthotricha

Yellow tufted sun orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Thelymitra
Species:
T. xanthotricha
Binomial name
Thelymitra xanthotricha

Thelymitra xanthotricha, commonly called the yellow tufted sun orchid[2] or yellow tufted slender sun orchid,[3] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, fleshy, channelled, dark green leaf and up to six relatively large dark blue to purplish flowers.

  1. ^ "Thelymitra xanthotricha". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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