These buds are Sun Orchids, but until they open it's impossible to tell exactly which species. My bet is on Spotted Sun Orchid (Thelymitra Ixioides).

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I'd seen Spotted Sun Orchids in this area before, so I was fairly confident these buds would be Spotted Sun orchids, when they opened.

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Location: Baluk Willam Flora Reserve in Belgrave South, Victoria, Australia
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