Genoplesium fimbriatum

Fringed Midge Orchid
	Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diurideae
Subtribe:	Prasophyllinae
Genus:	Genoplesium
Species:	G. fimbriatum
Binomial name
	Genoplesium fimbriatum ; R.Br. D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Synonyms
	Prasophyllum fimbriatum R.Br.; Corunastylis fimbriata (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Prasophyllum anomalum Rupp;

Genoplesium fimbriatum, the Fringed Midge Orchid is a small terrestrial orchid found in eastern Australia. The habitat is dry or rocky eucalyptus and heathland country with frequent wildfires and a relatively high rainfall. It features 5 to 30 tiny pink flowers, on a spike, around 7 cm long^[1] Found north of Nowra, New South Wales.

The specific epithet fimbriatum is from Latin, and it refers to the fringed edges of the flowers. In 1810, this species first appeared in scientific literature, in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.

References

^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 248

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[1] Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 248

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