Ghost Orchid Seedling (Dendrophylax lindenii)
Ghost Orchid Seedling (Dendrophylax lindenii)
A very rare sight!!! Although the ghost orchid is known as a "leafless orchid" - when it is just sprouting its recognizable and distinct roots on its host tree, there is a tiny vestigial leaf - an evolutionary throwback to an earlier ancestor.
- Copyright
- Rich Leighton
- Image Size
- 3008x2000 / 3.2MB
- Keywords
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