Orchidaceae
Sun orchid
Thelymitra formosa
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Thelymitra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sun orchid
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Graham, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist FlowerPhoto: Kathy Warburton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kathy Warburton, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kathy Warburton, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oscar Dove, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kathy Warburton, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hayden Jones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- White sun orchidThelymitra albifloraOrchidaceae
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- Great sun orchidThelymitra aristataOrchidaceae
- Black-hooded sun orchidThelymitra atronitidaOrchidaceae
- Azure sun orchidThelymitra azureaOrchidaceae
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- Lilac sun orchidThelymitra cornicinaOrchidaceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.