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Rhizanthella omissa
Conservation status
Endangered (NCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diurideae
Genus:	Rhizanthella
Species:	R. omissa
Binomial name
Rhizanthella omissa D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Rhizanthella omissa is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family and is found in the Lamington National Park in Queensland. It is a subterranean herb that grows in casuarina forest and flowers underground. It was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and Mark Clements in the journal The Orchadian. The species is listed as "endangered" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.

References

1. "Rhizanthella omissa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. Thorogood, Chris J.; Bougoure, Jeremy J.; Hiscock, Simon J. (2019). "Rhizanthella: Orchids unseen". Plants, People, Planet. 1 (3): 153–156. doi:10.1002/ppp3.45.
3. "Rhizanthella omissa". APNI. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Changes made to wildlife categories on 28 August 2015". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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• Myco-heterotrophic orchids
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• Endemic orchids of Australia
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• Taxa named by David L. Jones (botanist)
• Taxa named by Mark Alwin Clements
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