PHOTO: Rare Pine Donkey Orchid that can be found in our area.
By Kristin Murdock, courtesy of the Western Plains App.
Did you know that worldwide, scientists are still naming about 2500 new plants each year?
We are still in mid spring and there are wildflowers to be found in the local area - if you know what to look for.
Unfortunately, there aren't as many as there used to be with the CSIRO reporting that up to 45 per cent of all known flowering . . .
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