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Caladenia verrucosa
The yellow knobs on the ends of the most upright and 2 lowest petals are distinctive of this species
Tea tree scrub
Spotted on Sep 22, 2014
Submitted on Sep 22, 2014
3 Comments
Great shape !
Thanks Mocha, crazy to think how evolution has weaved this shape. They apparently mimic the hormones of female wasps to attract a pollinator, I wonder if the shape is part of the mimic?
Neat spotting! This flower is amazing!