Photo Feature
Ground Orchid
<p><em>Widely found across the Western Ghats, the ground orchid </em>Malaxis versicolour<em> produces new shoots in the monsoon, fresh after its flowering season in summer. Also found in Assam and parts of Sri Lanka at altitudes of 1,200-2,600 masl., it prefers wet soils, or lateritic rocks</em>.</p>
<p><strong>Photo: Saurabh Sawant</strong></p>