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Tasmanian Beard Orchids (Calochilus)

Next I have some, in fact all three, of Tasmania’s beard orchids to share with you. The three types of beard orchid are the pale, the strap and the purple. All three are found around Arthur River in Tasmania’s Tarkine region. Here are a few photos 🙂

Calochilus herbaceus (pale beard-orchid)

Calochilus herbaceus (pale beard-orchid)

Calochilus paludosus (strap beard-orchid)

Calochilus paludosus (strap beard-orchid)

Calochilus paludosus (strap beard-orchid)

Calochilus paludosus (strap beard-orchid)

Calochilus paludosus (strap beard-orchid)

Calochilus paludosus (strap beard-orchid). Side profile.

Calochilus paludosus (strap beard-orchid)

Calochilus paludosus (strap beard-orchid). I have over-brightened the shadows to get an interesting view of the inside of the flower 🙂

Calochilus platychilus (purple beard-orchid)

Calochilus platychilus (purple beard-orchid)

Calochilus platychilus (purple beard-orchid)

Calochilus platychilus (purple beard-orchid)

 

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Luke has been photographing Tasmania for more than 20 years now. Luke runs small group tours and has a large range of prints and cards available as well as his new book "Timeless Tasmania". You can follow Luke's photographic travels on Twitter at @lukeobrienphoto, at his Facebook page or by subscribing to his email newsletter.

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