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Even in mid August which is late Winter in this part of the world, there were several small orchids to be found. This one was very common but the photograph is deceptive - it is only a few centimetres tall. In the Eucalypt forest the fallen leaves tend to stop anything but orchids growing.

Dryandra Forest, SW Australia 18th August 2007

Added on 4th October 2007, Updated 11th November 2008, updated 10th March 2010, updated 17th July 2015

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