Slender Hammer Orchid

Drakaea gracilis, commonly known as slender hammer orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the south–west of Western Australia. It is pollinated by a single species of male thynnid wasp using sexual deception. The orchid's labellum is similar in shape and scent to a flightless female thynnid wasp. It was first collected in 1900 but other names were given to it, including Drakaea elastica and Drakaea fitzgeraldii. It was not until 2007 when studies of...