It is well known that many of our Australian orchids are facing extinction. But across the nation, there are many groups actively seeking to save them. One such group being the Nillumbik Shire near Melbourne with their Nillumbik Threatened Orchid Recovery Team. Effort has been preventing extinction of very threatened orchids – Charming Spider-orchid (Caladenia amoena) and Rosella Spider-orchid (Caladenia rosella). Both these species have highly restricted populations with less than 150 wild plants each. The shire has teamed up with the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s Orchid Conservation Program to propagate and return to the wild plants of these beautiful orchids.
For details see these two articles – https://www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au/Council/News-and-publications/Latest-news/Safeguarding-Nillumbik%E2%80%99s-Charming-Spider-orchid-from-extinction
and
https://www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au/Explore/Environment/Natural-environment/Animals/Native-animals/Rosella-Spider-Orchid
Rosella Spider-orchid (Caladenia rosella)
Photographer: Micheal Keogh – https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91826364
Charming Spider-orchid (Caladenia amoena)
Photographer: Michael Keogh https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51880159
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