Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Red Beaks Orchid (Pyrorchis nigricans), also known evocatively as the Undertaker Orchid or Elephant’s Ears, is one of Australia’s most legendary fire-responsive terrestrial orchids. Famous for forming vast carpets of broad, fleshy, ground-hugging...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The King in His Carriage (Drakaea glyptodon), colloquially known across Western Australia as the Hammer Orchid, is one of the world’s most mechanically sophisticated flowering plants. Endemic strictly to the ancient, nutrient-leached sandy soils of southwestern...
Mammals > Marsupials & Potoroids
Gilbert’s Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) holds the poignant title of Australia’s most critically endangered mammal and one of the rarest marsupials on the planet. Presumed extinct for an incredible 120 years following its last historical collection in the...
