Genoplesium woollsii

Dark midge orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Genoplesium
Species:
G. woollsii
Binomial name
Genoplesium woollsii
Synonyms
  • Corunastylis woollsii (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Prasophyllum woollsii F.Muell.
  • Corunastylis mollissima (Rupp) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Corunastylis reflexa (Fitzg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Prasophyllum mollissimum Rupp
  • Prasophyllum reflexum Fitzg.

Genoplesium woollsii, commonly known as dark midge-orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has a single thin, wiry leaf and in autumn has up to thirty five drooping, dark purple flowers on a flowering stem which is fused to the lower part of the leaf.