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Date of issue: 6 August 1998
Designer: Cathleen Cram
Artist: Clare Kaegi

Plant: Phalaenopsis rosenstromii

Family: ORCHIDACEAE

Moth Orchid
The Moth Orchid grows in pockets of rainforest from Mount Spec, north of Townsville, to the Rron Ranges, Cape York. It generally grows in shady conditions, mostly on trees or vines.


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