What can a donkey orchid tell us about its ecological relationships?

Daniela Scaccabarozzi Ph.D. talks about the ecological relationships that the australian orchid species Diuris magnifica has in its natural habitat. This is a case of food mimicry where an orchid mimics pea plants for being pollinated. Credits: Scaccabarozzi, D., Guzzetti, L., Phillips, R. D., Milne, L., Tommasi, N., Cozzolino, S., & Dixon, K. W. Ecological factors driving pollination success in an orchid that mimics a range of Fabaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (2020). 194(2), 253-269, by permission of Oxford University Press INFO: Filmmaking, photos and art work: Andrea Aromatisi & Daniela Scaccabarozzi Thanks all the authors, the Australian Orchid Foundation (AOF), University of Naples Federico II, Curtin University of Perth, Kings Park and Botanic Garden of Perth, University of Milano-Bicocca Animation and Editing: Nicola Rota #Australianorchids#Nativeorchids#Orchids#P