Warty hammer orchids are sexual deceivers
- Written by Ryan Phillips, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Environment & Evolution, La Trobe University
Orchids are famed for their beautiful and alluring flowers – and the great lengths to which people will go to experience them in the wild. Among Australian orchids, evocative names such as The Butterfly Orchid, The Queen of Sheeba, and Cleopatra’s Needles conjure up images of rare and beautiful flowers.
Yet...