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Dog Orchid

Southern Argentina has dog orchids, which look like dogs. A lot of orchids have unusual shapes. The official flower of Panama is called the flor del Espiritu Santo, or flower of the holy spirit, because its central part resembles a dove. The orchid family has about 28,000 species. The word "orchid" is derived from a word meaning "testicle", because their roots were thought to resemble human testicles.

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Uploaded on October 3, 2019
Taken on January 9, 2016