Rhizanthella omissa

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.^[2] It was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and Mark Clements in the journal The Orchadian.^[3] The species is listed as "endangered" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.^[4]

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.[1]