Genoplesium oliganthum
| Mongarlowe midge orchid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Genus: | Genoplesium |
| Species: | G. oliganthum |
| Binomial name | |
| Genoplesium oliganthum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Corunastylis oligantha (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. | |
Genoplesium oliganthum, commonly known as the Mongarlowe midge orchid, is a species of small terrestrial orchid which is endemic to New South Wales. It has a single thin leaf and up to nine greenish brown to reddish flowers with a purplish labellum. It grows with grasses and shrubs on the Southern Tablelands.