The pseudo-copulation strategy of the orchid enables it to spread its genes widely. The mimicry is near-perfect. For example, the Australian hammer orchid has taken advantage of a mating ritual of ...
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New Scientist on MSNAn orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itselfMore than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been ...
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New orchid found on Australian island resembles a cupcakeDr. Heidi Zimmer is an orchid researcher at the Australian National Herbarium (ANH) in Canberra. While visiting Norfolk Island National Park with botanist Dr. Mark Clements, the local knowledge ...
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