Genoplesium firthii

Firth's midge orchid
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Genoplesium
Species:
G. firthii
Binomial name
Genoplesium firthii
Synonyms[1]
  • Prasophyllum firthii Cady
  • Corunastylis firthii (Cady) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Genoplesium firthii, commonly known as Firth's midge orchid, is a species of small terrestrial orchid endemic to Tasmania. It has a single thin leaf fused to the flowering stem and up to six small, yellowish green or reddish flowers with a red labellum. It grows in coastal heath and scrub and is currently only known from a single population of about twelve plants near Coles Bay.

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