Thelymitra ixioides
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Thelymitra ixioides, known as the Spotted Sun Orchid is a common plant in eastern and southern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Leaves are thin or lanceolate, up to 20 cm long. A small plant with spotted flowers, forming from August to January. Usually blue, but sometimes violet. It grows in eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...

 woodland or heathland.
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