Orchidaceae

She called her subjects "Orchidaceae" and the photo

Archive 2009-03-01 The Year in Pictures 2009

She called her subjects "Orchidaceae" and the photo

Tanyth & Grace The Year in Pictures 2009

Comment RSS Email Print Orchids vary in color, shape, sizeWith over 35,000 known species of orchids, the "Orchidaceae" family is the largest Tall palm trees trim roads; huge banyan trees with lush canopies and numerous downward

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Note 4: Renosterveld geophytes include Iridaceae, Asphodelaceae, Colchicaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Eriospermaceae, and Orchidaceae; van Rooyen and Steyn, 19. back

Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008

Zingerone in the floral synomone of Bulbophyllum baileyi (Orchidaceae) attracts Bactrocera fruit flies during pollination.

Pollinator Wikipedia 2009

- Bulbophyllum apertum (Orchidaceae) flower releases raspberry ketone to attract Bactrocera fruit flies.

Pollinator Wikipedia 2009

Only the sunflower (Asteraceae, or Compositae), legume (Fabaceae, or Leguminosae), and orchid (Orchidaceae) families are larger.

Grasses 2009

The Orchidaceae family boasts the largest of all flowering plants, but it is poorly understood, because until now there has been no fossil record of its history.

Orchid Fossil Reveals Flowers’ Domination of Earth | Impact Lab 2007

Rare plant species include mountain arnica Arnica Montana, swamp willow Salix myrtilloides, river birch Betula obscura, Isopyrum thalictroides, twelve Orchidaceae, Saxifraga hirculus, the aquatic species Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum and Lathyrus laevigatus, and Hedera helix, here at the eastern limit of its range.

Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Belarus 2009

The flora includes spectacular proteas, irises, gladioli, perlargoniums, a wide array of flowering succulents, mainly Aizoaceae, many Orchidaceae and useful species of the Fabaceae.

Cape Floral Protected Areas, South Africa 2009