Hare Orchid

Leporella fimbriata

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Leporella fimbriata, commonly known as hare orchid or fringed hare orchid, is the only species in the flowering plant genus Leporella in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is endemic to the southern Australia mainland. It is related to orchids in the genus Caladenia but has an unusual labellum and does not have hairy leaves. Its pollination mechanism is also unusual.

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  1. (c) Jean and Fred, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jean_hort/14181517286/
  2. (c) Jean and Fred, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leporella_fimbriata_-_Hare_orchid_(4598849686).jpg
  3. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1106968

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