Genoplesium morrisii

Bearded 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. morrisii
Binomial name
Genoplesium morrisii
Synonyms[1]
  • Prasophyllum morrisii Nicholls
  • Corunastylis morrisii (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Genoplesium morrisii, commonly known as the bearded midge orchid and known as Corunastylis morrisii in Australia, is a small terrestrial orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single thin leaf fused to the flowering stem and up to fifteen small, dark purplish-black or green and purple flowers.

  1. ^ "Genoplesium morrisii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.