RE: Back to Seven Mile Beach NP : May 7 2024
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I'm just a lil bit confused if those mushrooms are edible?
The pictures are truly beautiful, the purple flower looks the same to my orchid here.
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Some of the mushrooms will be edible. I am not going to try until I walk with an expert.
As to the purple flower. An orchid has 3 sepals (they fold out from the outside) and 3 petals (the 3 on the inside). Often one of those petals is a bit more flash - to attract insects to land there. I call it the landing petal - the books say labellum. The next key is the sexual organs are combined into a single column - all other flowers have two parts that have to come together.
Step one - count the petals and sepals
step two - check for a column
Oh, just heard it from you. Thank you for this information. Such a wonderful scene to witness, attracting the insects using their uniqueness.