Dwarf gnat orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Cyrtostylis |
Species: | C. tenuissima
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtostylis tenuissima (Nicholls & Goadby) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.[1]
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Cyrtostylis tenuissima, commonly known as dwarf gnat orchid[2] or dwarf mosquito orchid,[3] is a species of orchid endemic to Western Australia. It usually has a single more or less round leaf and a flowering spike with up to fourteen small, green flowers with a greenish brown to pinkish, wedge-shaped labellum.
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