Gastrodia cooperae, also known as Cooper's black potato orchid,[2] is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New Zealand.

[3] The specific epithet cooperae refers to Dorothy A. Cooper, founder of the New Zealand Native Orchid Group.

[4] Gastrodia cooperae is a parasitic orchid; it produces no chlorophyll.

[4] The plant is listed in New Zealand as 'Threatened - Nationally Critical'.

There are only three known sites where it grows, and it is believed that fewer than 250 mature specimens are living today.