Genoplesium filiforme (Fitzg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Glandular midge orchid (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Leaf 150–300 mm long; free part 15–25 mm long, ending well below flowers. Spike 15–25 mm long, 5–20-flowered. Flowers uncrowded, 4.5–5 × 4–5 mm, reddish brown or greenish. Dorsal sepal c. 4 × 2 m; margins with short hairs; apex upcurved, acuminate. Lateral sepals divergent, 4.5–5 × 1.2 mm; base fused, shallowly humped; apex acute, no glands. Petals c. 3.5 × 0.8 mm, narrowly ovate-lanceolate; margins with short hairs; apex long-acuminate. Labellum rectangular to narrowly obovate (base narrowest), c. 4 × 2 mm, flat, distal surface decorated with dark purple radiating lines; margins shortly hairy; apex apiculate. Callus large, deeply divided by prominent central groove and appearing as two raised colluviate mounds, extending about halfway to labellum apex.
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Leaf 150–300 mm long; free part 10–20 mm long, ending well below flowers. Spike 10–45 mm long, 5–30-flowered. Flowers moderately crowded, porrect, 6.5 × 5 mm, greenish to purple with reddish purple to purple labellum. Dorsal sepal 4.5 × 2 mm; margins with short hairs; apex sharply pointed. Lateral sepals widely divergent, 6 × 1 mm. Petals 3.5 × 1 mm; margins with short gland-tipped hairs; apex sharply pointed. Labellum tremulous, elliptic to obovate, 3.5–4 × 1.8 mm, thin-textured; margins with numerous short gland-tipped hairs; apex pointed. Callus oblong, constricted near middle, extending nearly to labellum apex (sometimes ending about halfway).
An orchid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Widespread and locally common; growing in freely draining, sandy soil in open forest, heathy forest, heathland, rock crevices and moss gardens over sandstone sheets.
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Localised and poorly known; growing among shrubs in open forest and heathy forest in freely draining sand and clay.
It is a temperate plant.
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Edible roots tubers
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Images

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Distribution

Genoplesium filiforme world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947159-1
WFO ID wfo-0000971902
COL ID 3FLLR
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Corunastylis filiformis Genoplesium filiforme Prasophyllum bracteatum Prasophyllum filiforme