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Genoplesium fimbriatum (Fringed midge orchid)

Synonyms: Corunastylis fimbriata (homotypic); Prasophyllum fimbriatum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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 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.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0