Genoplesium ruppii

Rupp's midge orchid
Genoplesium ruppii near Wangi Wangi
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. ruppii
Binomial name
Genoplesium ruppii
Synonyms[1]
  • Corunastylis ruppii (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Prasophyllum ruppii R.S.Rogers
  • Prasophyllum ruppii R.S.Rogers var. ruppii

Genoplesium ruppii, commonly known as Rupp's midge orchid, is a species of small terrestrial orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single thin leaf fused to the flowering stem and up to twenty five small, hairy green flowers with a purple labellum.

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