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Orchidaceae

Freak midge orchid

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

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Genoplesium

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Freak midge orchid: Genoplesium apostasioides growing in Bomaderry Creek Reserve
Photo: Betty and Don Wood, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Freak midge orchid

Synonyms

  • Anticheirostylis apostasioides (Fitzg.) Fitzg.
  • Anticheirostylis borunastylis Fitzg.
  • Corunastylis apostasioides Fitzg.
  • Prasophyllum anomalum Rupp
  • Prasophyllum apostasioides (Fitzg.) F.Muell.
  • Prasophyllum bowdenae Rupp

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.