#biodiversity

Sun orchid (Thelymitra) variations growing close together on the edge of Croajingolong National Park, VIC.

Thelymitra ixioides (spotted sun orchid) are common nearby but in open grassland some smaller-flowering forms are maybe closer to the very similar Thelymitra juncifolia (rush-leaf sun orchid).

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra

Well done!

“Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory, according to a Nov. 13 statement by its environment ministry.”

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/colombia-bans-all-new-oil-and-mining-projects-in-its-amazon/

#Amazon #Forest #Rainforest #Climate #Biodiversity #Goodnews #Environment #Climate #FossilFuels #COP30 #Colombia #SouthAmerica #LatinAmerica