Copper Ladies'-Tresses (Mesadenus lucayanus)
The flowers of the copper ladies'-tresses have the most unusual metallic sheen, something I've never seen in my life. These tiny flowers are about 4-5 millimeters wide, and macro photography was needed here with a ring flash.
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- Cranichideae, Cranichideae
![The flowers of the copper ladies'-tresses have the most unusual metallic sheen, something I've never seen in my life. These tiny flowers are about 4-5 millimeters wide, and macro photography was needed here with a ring flash.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000usNC0rmR8E8/fit=1000x750/Copper-Ladies-Tresses-Mesadenus-lucayanus.jpg)
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