Orchidaceae

Western underground orchid

Rhizanthella gardneri R.S.Rogers

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Rhizanthella

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Western underground orchid: Orchidaceae: Rhizanthella gardneri Underground Orchid. — Photo: Jean and Fred Hort, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

arz: ريزانثيلا جاردنرى
Azerbaijani: Qardner rizantellası
Chinese: 地下兰, 地下蘭
English: Western underground orchid, Underground orchid
Kazakh: Гарднер Ризантелласы
Latvian: Rietumu ierakumorhideja
Russian: Ризантелла Гарднера

Photos

Photo: Jean and Fred Hort, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photographs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photographs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.