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Mosquito Orchid

Acianthus pusillus

Description:

Small Orchid approx. 6cm tall, often occurring in large colonies. Leaf is heart shaped with a red underside. A number of insects have been observed on the flower including, fungus knats, small flies, ants and mites. However none have been observed taking pollen.

Habitat:

Box-ironbark Forest

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Very nice indeed. I'll have to adjust my vision from just fungi at this time of year.

Vinny
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Vinny

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jun 7, 2015
Submitted on Jun 7, 2015

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