File:Paracaleana hortiorum - Flickr - jeans Photos.jpg
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"Hort's Duck Orchid" florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/23500 This is a small orchid growing to 6 inches tall. It has a small red heart shaped leaf which sits flat on the ground. Its head or labellum (on the right side) is touch sensitive, so when an insect lands on it, the head shuts itself inside of its body. The insect then has to push past the pollen at the base of the "body" The insect then flies off to another plant and process is repeated. The labellum is then reset waiting for another insect. The "ducks" also go to sleep by putting their heads inside their bodies for the night. Here it is growing in black gravel laterite soil but it does also grow in white sandy soils. One identifying feature of these is that they have a long 'beak' with glands only extending a short way. Photo: 24 Sept 2007 Explored Mar 26, 2023 #344 |
| Date | Taken on 24 September 2007, 10:29 |
| Source | Paracaleana hortiorum |
| Author | Jean and Fred Hort from Perth, Australia |
| Flickr tags | paracaleana hortiorum hopper & a.p.br., paracaleana, orchidaceae, martin, western australia, australia, paracaleana hortiorum |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by jeans_Photos at https://flickr.com/photos/63479603@N00/52770138870. It was reviewed on 28 March 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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