Genoplesium nudum

Tiny midge orchid
Genoplesium nudum growing in Namadgi National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Genoplesium
Species:
G. nudum
Binomial name
Genoplesium nudum
Synonyms
  • Corunastylis nuda (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Prasophyllum nudum Hook.f.
  • Prasophyllum attenuatum Fitzg.
  • Prasophyllum beaugleholei Nicholls
  • Prasophyllum hopsonii Rupp
  • Prasophyllum variegatum Colenso

Genoplesium nudum, commonly known as tiny midge orchid in Australia or red midge orchid in New Zealand, is a small terrestrial orchid native to south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. It has a single thin leaf fused to the flowering stem and up to forty small, reddish-purple or green and red flowers. Australian and New Zealand authorities use the name Corunastylis nuda but Genoplesium nudum and Prasophyllum transversum are used by Plants of the World Online.

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