Genus species; Thelymitra ixioides
Meaning of name; Turbaned female - clammy sap (bird lime)
Family; Orchidaceae
Common name; Dotted sun orchid;
Shade;None to light
Features; Terestial orchid;
Aspect;
Habitat; Heath and Open Forest;
Soil; Sandy Soil;
Landscape uses;
Leaves; Linear to lanceolate, ribbed dark green with reddish base;
Flowering; Stem to 60cm tall with 3-9 flowers 20-40mm across, purple, blue, pinkish, greenish or white; August to October;
Fruit;
Seed type;
Dispersal vector; No special morphology.
Problems;
Ecological values;
Propagation;Seed