Genoplesium formosum

Cathcart midge orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Genoplesium
Species:
G. formosum
Binomial name
Genoplesium formosum
Synonyms[1]

Corunastylis formosa (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Genoplesium formosum, commonly known as the Cathcart midge orchid, is a small terrestrial orchid found in southern New South Wales. It has a single thin leaf and up to twenty five dark reddish purple flowers with darker lines.

  1. ^ a b "Genoplesium formosum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 July 2021.