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You may have spotted teabags stapled to trees in the Wellington bush and wondered what that’s about.
Don’t be tempted to brew a cuppa with them – they’re part of a native orchid conservation project and the culmination of years of scientific research.
Scientists from Te Papa and Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush have successfully pioneered a painstaking technique for the conservation of some of our most threatened orchid species, and the humble teabag is playing a key role alongside the high-tech equipment.
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Don’t be tempted to brew a cuppa with them – they’re part of a native orchid conservation project and the culmination of years of scientific research.
Scientists from Te Papa and Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush have successfully pioneered a painstaking technique for the conservation of some of our most threatened orchid species, and the humble teabag is playing a key role alongside the high-tech equipment.
???? More on this story: https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/06/24/how-teabags-of-fungi-are-saving-native-orchids-from-extinction/?utm_campaign=organic-facebook
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