The delicate Pink Vlei Orchid grows in the wet grasslands of the mbuga's or floodplains of Eastern and Southern Africa and the onset of the rains.
The Pink Vlei orchid grows in wetland areas at the onset of the rainy season.
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Location: Katavi National Park, B 8, Sitalike, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
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