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Thelymitra abrupta
Thelymitra abrupta is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It has a single, erect, channelled, linear leaf and one or two small, intensely blue flowers with darker markings.
Thelymitra abrupta grows in sandy heath around swamps and bogs as well as on firebreaks and track sides on the Fleurieu Peninsula and near Mount Gambier in south-eastern South Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelymitra abrupta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
