Thelymitra holmesii

Blue star sun orchid
Thelymitra holmesii in the Southern Grampians
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Thelymitra
Species:
T. holmesii
Binomial name
Thelymitra holmesii
Synonyms
  • Thelymitra pauciflora var. holmesii Hook.f.

Thelymitra holmesii, commonly called the blue star sun orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single long, narrow, fleshy leaf and up to nine purplish blue to mauve flowers with a deeply notched lobe on top of the anther.