A tiny Winter Spider Orchid (Caladenia drummondii) dancing in the breeze #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants #Toodyay

The Winter Spider Orchid (Caladenia drummondii) is the first of the spider #orchids to flower in #WesternAustralia , flowering in May #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants

Tuesday is for big tree appreciation.
This is a big, old, gnarly Red Tingle (Eucalyptus jacksonii) along the south coast of Western Australia.

#eucbeaut #thicktrunktuesday
#wildoz #ozflora #nature

Orchids entice their #pollinators in various, and sometimes devious, ways.

This Common Bunny Orchid (Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. multiflorus) uses a more ‘traditional’ approach and offers nectar to its native bee pollinators #orchids #biodiversity #ozplants #ozflora

I was absolutely smitten by this Eucalyptus kingsmillii at Kings Park earlier this week. Just look at the ridges on the operculum😍

#eucbeaut #WildOz #ozflora #wildflowerhour #nature

Some Little Pink Fairy Orchids (Caladenia reptans ssp. reptans) to brighten your Friday 🩷 #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants #KingsPark

Here's a mighty Eucalyptus pilularis hug for #thicktrunktuesday

#eucbeaut #nature #wildoz #ozflora

🐇 🌿 It has to be a Bunny Orchid (Eriochilus dilatatus) for #Easter Sunday 🐣 #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants

It's been a while since I've celebrated Tuesday with some thick trunk Tingle trees (Eucalyptus jacksonii). Here are a couple throwbacks to some of my favourite individuals.

#thicktrunktuesday #eucbeaut #nature #wildoz #ozflora

💚💜We are heading into #autumn in Western Australia, which means the Hare Orchids (Leporella fimbriata) will hopefully be flowering again soon #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants #PerthHills

One of the first #orchid s of the season to flower in #WesternAustralia , the Leafless Orchid (Praecoxanthus aphyllus). As its name suggests, flowering plants of this species have no leaf #orchid #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants

Took a closer look at a witches broom growing on a Firewood Banksia (Banksia menziesii). These growths are caused by a fungal plant pathogen and create a fascinating structure.

This witches broom almost looked like it was flowering #biodiversity #ozflora #WildOz

We got to spend thick trunk Tuesday in the Tingle forest. Here's a big hollow on a Red Tingle (Eucalyptus jacksonii).

#thicktrunktuesday #eucbeaut #wildoz #ozflora #nature

Sitting in the office thinking and writing about these big beauties on #thicktrunktuesday

Red Tingle (Eucalyptus jacksonii), my early vote for 2024 eucalypt of the year.

#eucbeaut #wildoz #ozflora

Finally some fieldwork time. Out searching for a threatened Asterolasia species with ⁦Chon Doyle⁩ and ⁦Alexandria Thomsen⁩. Previous flood disturbance has resulted in population turnover similar to #fire #ozflora #plantecology ⁦Ecosystem Science⁩ ⁦UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences⁩

Such an elegant #orchid , the Leafless Orchid (Praecoxanthus aphyllus) is the only orchid found is its genus and is endemic to Western Australia #biodiversity #orchid s #ozflora #ozplants #WildOz

Another autumn flowering #orchid , the Hare Orchid (Leporella fimbriata) is endemic to #WesternAustralia and is pollinated by flying male bull ants (Myrmecia sp.) #orchid s #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants #PerthHills

Winter Spider Orchids (Caladenia drummondii) are small (just 60-100mm tall) and delicate, yet happily growing in the hard baked ground of the Western Australian Wheatbelt #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants

There are six Bunny Orchids endemic to Western Australia, this one is the Swamp Bunny Orchid (Eriochilus helonomos), flowering at a seepage area on a granite outcrop #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants #PerthHills

Orchid anticipation with some developing Queen of Sheba near Albany.

#wildflowerhour #ozflora #WildOz