Genoplesium cornutum

Genoplesium cornutum
near Yass River
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. cornutum
Binomial name
Genoplesium cornutum
Synonyms[1]

Corunastylis cornuta D.L.Jones

Genoplesium cornutum, commonly known as horned midge orchid,[2] is a species of small terrestrial orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single leaf fused to the flowering stem and between two and ten crowded, green and reddish-purple flowers.

  1. ^ a b "Genoplesium cornutum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ Copeland, Lachlan M.; Backhouse, Gary (2022). Guide to Native Orchids of NSW and ACT. Clayton South, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 9781486313686.