Orchid hunting has come a long way. In 5 steps you can join a national research effort

  • Written by: Heidi Zimmer, Research Scientist, CSIRO
Orchid hunting has come a long way. In 5 steps you can join a national research effort_Thelymitra_ orchid.Photo: Heidi Zimmer, Author provided

This article is part of a series explaining how readers can learn the skills to take part in activities that academics love doing as part of their work.

Orchid hunting conjures images from the 1800s – explorers in mud-spattered khaki, traipsing through impenetrable jungle, overloaded...

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