Incedibly beautiful and so tiny!! I have passed the link on to some friends.

Thank you.

Simon.


----- Original Message -----
From: Prem Subrahmanyam
To: orchidspecies@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:25 PM
Subject: [orchidspecies] Rarer than the ghost orchid - Triphora craigheadii





I have updated my blog with photos of the exceedingly rare and elusive orchid,
Triphora craigheadii. It is so small that it has gone undetected for many years
until its description in the mid-1960's by Carl Luer, author of The Native
Orchids of Florida. I had the privilege recently of visiting one of the few
known localities for this species and taking some photographs of the even more
rarely seen flowers (each plant flowers for only a day).

http://flnativeorchids.blogspot.com

-----------------
Prem Subrahmanyam
curator,
http://www.orchidstockphotos.com
The Orchid Stock Photo Site
and
http://www.flnativeorchids.com
The Florida Native Orchids Website






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