These are an Australian native which are high on my list of "exciting to find". We have been lucky enough to find several locations on our block where these appear each summer. They start out as a bare strand (hence their name) which climbs up a eucalypt tree. They have no leaves and depend on a relationship between a fungi in the soil and the eucalypt roots for their nutrients. The strands can be up to 5 ft tall with multiple clumps of flowers. The photo show s a typical strand with an inset of an early flower which has opened.
@golftragic@kiwinanna@fbailey Thank you all so much for your comments. I only found these yesterday - most unexpectedly as it has been so dry. It was very exciting! Cheers
@granagringa Hi Madeline - I'm glad you liked our bootlaces - they grow in the forest so it was a bit tricky to get a decent shot of them - lots of shadow - so it's nice to know that you liked the shadows too! Cheers
@dkbarnett It is very exciting to find a new one! We're starting to have a bit of an idea where they are on the block - they disappear over winter so we have to be careful not to accidently damage their areas. :)
September 19th, 2017
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