Underground orchid  (Rhizanthella gardneri)

Facts

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderOrchidales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusRhizanthella (1)
SizeFlower width: 5 mm (2)
Flower length: 6 mm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable on the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).

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