Interesting small sun orchid near Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC - probably a hybrid between Thelymitra ixioides x Thelymitra pauciflora (both flowering nearby).

Similar hybrids are known as Thelymitra × truncata in SA, VIC, NSW, and TAS although this name has also been applied to a wide range of hybrids involving five different species.

I've only ever seen single plants of this hybrid out at any one location - this is the first one I've seen with multiple flowers.

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