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Posts by Charlie Russell Nature Photography
California pipe vine, Aristolochia californica, Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve 2/12/2025. Lots of them in bloom on the lower reaches of the Homestead Trail.
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And so it begins again - Yellow carpet, Blennosperma nanum var. nanum in the morning sun, from Jepson Prairie Preserve 2/8/2025
Clubbed Spider Orchid, Caladenia longiclavata . Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia (September 2024)
Carousel Spider Orchid, Caladenia arenicola, Wireless Hill, Western Australia (September 2024)
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Blue China Orchid, Cyanicula gemmata, September 2024, from the Badgingarra area of Western Australia.
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Bell Sun Orchid, Thelymitra campanulata. Western Australia, September 2024
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Another tiny orchid from Western Australia, Warty Hammer Orchid, Drakaea livida (September 2024). Pollinated by male thynnid wasps, who are attracted by the shape as well as pheromones.
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-Flying Duck Orchid, Caleana nigrita (Paracaleana nigrita)
On a visit last month to Western Australia, I was fortunate to find this Flying Duck Orchid, Caleana nigrita (Paracaleana nigrita). Very tiny. #wildoz #wildflowers #naturephotography