Thelymitra cyanea, commonly known as the veined sun orchid in Australia[3] and as the swamp sun orchid or striped sun orchid in New Zealand,[4] is a species of orchid which is native to New Zealand and south-eastern Australia. It has a single erect, fleshy, channelled leaf and up to five bright blue flowers with darker blue veins. It is usually found growing in swamps, sphagnum bogs, and subalpine herbfields, often in clonal colonies.
Habit in Te Anau wetlands
^Romand-Monnier, F. (2013). Thelymitra cyanea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T44392554A44442023. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T44392554A44442023.en. Downloaded on 12 November 2018.
^ ab"Thelymitra cyanea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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