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Stephenson's midge orchid is a small, deciduous terrestrial orchid from a tuber, endemic to south-east New South Wales, with up to five green flowers marked pink to red. It is a wild, rare native rather than a commonly grown garden plant, so care advice is limited.
Genoplesium stephensonii, commonly known as Stephenson's midge orchid, is a species of small terrestrial orchid that is endemic to the south-east of New South Wales. It has a single leaf fused to the flowering stem and usually up to five green flowers with pink to reddish markings.
Genoplesium stephensonii grows in shallow, well-drained soil over sandstone rock, and in sandy loam in heathy forest. It is only known from near Nowra and Jervis Bay.
Corunastylis densa · Genoplesium laminatum · Genoplesium leptochilum · Genoplesium trifidum · Midge Orchids · Pointed midge orchid · Tableland midge orchid · Black midge orchid · Freak midge orchid · Elfin midge orchid · Erect midge orchid · Brittle midge orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Genoplesium stephensonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
