Flying Duck Orchids
Flying Duck Orchid, Topham Track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Caleana, commonly known as the Flying Duck Orchid, is a genus of orchids native to Australia. While the appearance of the Flying Duck Orchid is fascinating, I found the orchid’s trigger mechanism that temporarily captures insects to aid pollination equally interesting.
So, Australia is a country that has not only duck-looking animals, but also plants that resemble a duck. Besides the bizarre looking, duck-billed platypus, Australia also has Caleana, the orchid that looks so much like a flying duck.
And here is a nice, brief introduction of Large Duck Orchid in Australia Land Cove National Park website. [Source]
Don’t you just love the orchids. I have seen the duck orchid and it would have to be a favorite. It does not look like it is possible to find a flower like it until you actually see the flower, and it is so small.
Yeah i know…
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Where can one purchase the FlyingDuck Orchid?