Scientific Name: Corunastylis archeri

Common Name: elfin midge-orchid

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Orchidaceae

Form Description: Single slender leaf 100-150mm sheathing stem, finishing just below inflorescence.

Height (m): 0.15 – 0.3

Flowers: Tiny dark greenish-red to purple flowers (2-15) have an insect-like appearance; oval, often recurved labellum with long hairs on the margin.

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Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestHeath
Habitat Notes

Widespread and localised, occurring in many habitats from coastal scrub and heathland to open forest, often on the edge of poorly drained areas.

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Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Orchid seeds are very minute yellow, brown or blackish dust-like particles. Orchid seeds are produced within a capsule that splits at maturity and releases thousands to millions of seeds. Dispersed by wind and water and only germinate following infection of the embryo by a suitable mycorrhizal fungus. Very few seeds become mature plants. For more information see Jones, Wapstra, Tonelli, Harris (1999): The Orchids of Tasmania.