Leek orchids are a group of small, native wildflowers found in bushlands across southern Australia. Of the 140-odd leek orchids known today, one-third are at risk of extinction, primarily from ...

Orchids have evolved to release chemical copies of the females wasp’s pheromones – and it can be irresistible. Back in 1928, an Australian amateur naturalist, Edith Coleman, became the first to ...

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Endemic to South Australia, the Narrow-lipped or Queen Spider Orchid (Caladenia leptochila) that has noticeably hairy leaves and stems. Orchids rely on the mycorrhizal fungi in the soil for seed ...

More than 200 genera of orchids are indigenous to Australia, including the easygoing, epiphytic dendrobiums, a genus comprising around 1800 species. Many are delicate but some, ...

The export value of orchids has risen from US$27 million in 2005 to US$82.5 million last year, the council said. Taiwan Orchid Growers Association president Dennis Kao (高紀清) said “in the past, ...

The blotched butterfly orchid, Sarcochilus weinthalii was first collected by Ferdinand Weinthal, a notable early Australian orchid collector and grower near Toowoomba in southern Queensland in 1903.

Australian Plants and Animals Are Low-Down, Dirty Liars. By Matt Soniak. May 30, 2014 10:35 AM. A predatory katydid mimics the wing flick sounds of a sexually receptive female cicada to lure male ...

These deceptive orchids belong to the genus Ophrys, a large group of orchids belonging to the subtribe Orchidinae. They are widespread in areas of Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North Africa, the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. Orchid grower Kevin Butler, whose business Ezi-Gro is based in the Western Australian capital, used 17 ...

Twenty years ago, Art Chadwick was working as an electrical engineer. He spent his days in a cubicle, under the harsh fluorescent lights of his office. And he kept suiting up and showing up, until ...