Genoplesium anthracinum

Black 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. anthracinum
Binomial name
Genoplesium anthracinum
Synonyms[1]

Corunastylis anthracina D.L.Jones

Genoplesium anthracinum, commonly known as the black midge orchid, is a species of small terrestrial orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has a single thin leaf fused to the flowering stem and up to thirty small, coal black flowers. It grows in heath in coastal and near-coastal parts of the Northern Rivers area.

  1. ^ a b "Genoplesium anthracinum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 June 2021.