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Duck Orchids
Caleana
Caleana major, the flying duck orchid, is a small orchid found in eastern and southern Australia. This terrestrial plant features a remarkable flower, resembling a duck in flight. The flower is an attractant to insects, such as male sawflies which pollinate the flower in a process known as pseudocopulation. In 1986 this orchid was featured on an Australian postage stamp.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Large Flying Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana major
Flying Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana nigrita
Small Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana minor
Hort's Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana hortiorum
Little Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana disjuncta
Broad-billed Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana triens
Smooth-billed Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana terminalis
Brockman's Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana brockmanii
Granite Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana granitica
Caleana dixonii
speciesCaleana dixonii
Slender-leafed Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana gracilicordata
Darling Range duck orchid
speciesParacaleana ferricola
Midget Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana lyonsii
Alcock's Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana alcockii
Esperance Duck Orchid
speciesCaleana parvula
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 321107.