"many of which are popularly kept as pets: Flower mantis Flower mantises are those species of praying mantis that mimic flowers. Their coloration is an example of aggressive mimicry, a form of camouflage in which a predator's colours and patterns lure prey. Most species of flower mantis are in the family Hymenopodidae. Their behaviour varies, but typically involves climbing a plant, and then staying still until a prey insect comes within range (ambush predation). Many species of flower mantis are popular as pets. The orchid mantis, ""Hymenopus coronatus"", of southeast Asia mimics an orchid flower. It remains motionless on the"
"Decaisnea Decaisnea, known commonly as dead man's fingers, blue bean plant or blue sausage fruit, is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lardizabalaceae. It is native to eastern Asia, from China west to Nepal and south to Myanmar. The genus consists of one or two species, depending on taxonomic opinion. ""Decaisnea insignis"" (Griffith) Hook.f. & Thomson was described from Nepal, and is sometimes restricted to the plants occurring in the Himalaya, with Chinese plants distinguished as ""Decaisnea fargesii"" Franchet. The only cited distinction between the plants from the two regions is the fruit colour, yellow-green in ""D. insignis"""
"from Chinese seed and are commonly grown under the name ""D. fargesii"". The plants are successfully grown in cooler temperate climates, and in fertile, well-drained soil. They are tolerant of temperatures as low as . The fruit is valued by the Lepcha people of Sikkim. Decaisnea Decaisnea, known commonly as dead man's fingers, blue bean plant or blue sausage fruit, is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lardizabalaceae. It is native to eastern Asia, from China west to Nepal and south to Myanmar. The genus consists of one or two species, depending on taxonomic opinion. ""Decaisnea insignis"" (Griffith)"
"Caladenia hillmanii Caladenia hillmanii, commonly known as purple-heart fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and one or two bright pink flowers with a reddish-purple labellum with darker bars. ""Caladenia hillmanii"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, sparsely hairy, dark green linear leaf, long and wide. One or two bright pink flowers about across are borne on a spike tall. The backs of the sepals and petals are greenish and densely covered with brownish glands."
"Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999"" (EPBC) Act. Caladenia attenuata Caladenia attenuata, commonly known as Duramana fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to a small area in New South Wales. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and white flowers on a tall spike. ""Caladenia attenuata"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single hairy leaf. The flowers are less than in diameter and are borne on a spike up to high. The flowers are white with a dorsal sepal that curves forwards, forming a hood over the"
"at Shoal Bay. The specific epithet (hillmanii) honours George Hillman of Nelson Bay, who recognised this species as distinct. Purple-heart fingers grows in coastal forest in sandy soil from Nelson Bay to Ulladulla. Caladenia hillmanii Caladenia hillmanii, commonly known as purple-heart fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and one or two bright pink flowers with a reddish-purple labellum with darker bars. ""Caladenia hillmanii"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, sparsely hairy, dark green linear"
"Caladenia gracillima Caladenia gracillima, commonly known as pretty fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single leaf and up to three bright pink flowers. The type specimen was collected at Yandina in southern Queensland but there are also records from southern New South Wales. ""Caladenia gracillima"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single leaf, 90–150 mm long and 2–3 mm wide. Up to three bright pink flowers with dusky pink backs and 25–40 mm long, 20–40 mm wide are borne on a stalk 100–200 mm tall. The dorsal"
"Caladenia vulgaris Caladenia vulgaris, commonly known as summer fingers, or slender pink-fingers is a species of orchid endemic to southern Australia. It has a single, long, erect, hairy leaf and one or two pink or whitish flowers. ""Caladenia vulgaris"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which usually grows as solitary plants. It has a single hairy, dark green leaf, 150–270 mm long, 2–3 mm wide which is red near its base. One or two dull pinkish to white flowers about 12 mm wide are borne on a stalk 150–360 mm tall. The backs of the"
"Caladenia carnea Caladenia carnea, commonly known as pink fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It has a single thin, green leaf and one to five white or pink flowers with red stripes and two rows of yellow-tipped ""calli"" on their labellum. ""Caladenia carnea"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, sparsely hairy, narrow linear leaf, long and wide. The inflorescence is a raceme, tall with between one and three, sometimes five flowers. The flowers are sometimes sweetly scented or musky. The"
"Xylaria polymorpha Xylaria polymorpha, commonly known as dead man's fingers, is a saprobic fungus. It is a common inhabitant of forest and woodland areas, usually growing from the bases of rotting or injured tree stumps and decaying wood. It has also been known to colonize substrates like woody legume pods, petioles, and herbaceous stems. It is characterized by its elongated upright, clavate, or strap-like stromata poking up through the ground, much like fingers. The genus ""Xylaria"" contains about 100 species of cosmopolitan fungi. Polymorpha means ""many forms"". As its name suggests, it has a very variable but often club-shaped fruiting"
"Caladenia chamaephylla Caladenia chamaephylla, commonly known as redleaf fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and a single pink flower which is brownish-pink on the back. Unlike the leaves of most caladenias, this one has a leaf which lies flat on the ground and flowers appear in late autumn or winter. ""Caladenia chamaephylla"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single leaf, 30–100 mm long and 3–6 mm wide which lies flat on the ground. A single pink flower"
"Caladenia mentiens Caladenia mentiens, commonly known as lesser fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia which grows singly, or in small, loose groups. It has a single, sparsely hairy, erect, linear leaf and a single whitish or pinkish coloured flower with a darker back and a cream-coloured labellum. ""Caladenia mentiens"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, dark green, sparsely hairy, linear leaf, long and about wide. A single whitish or pinkish flower long and wide is borne on a stalk tall. The backs of the sepals and petals are"
"Caladenia xantholeuca Caladenia xantholeuca, commonly known as Flinders fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to South Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and up to four white flowers with green backs. There are two populations which are isolated from each other and may prove, with further research to be separate species. ""Caladenia xantholeuca"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single hairy, bright green leaf, 150–240 mm long and 5–7 mm wide. Up to four white flowers with green backs and 17–24 mm long and 20-30 wide are borne on a stalk"
"Caladenia attenuata Caladenia attenuata, commonly known as Duramana fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to a small area in New South Wales. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and white flowers on a tall spike. ""Caladenia attenuata"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single hairy leaf. The flowers are less than in diameter and are borne on a spike up to high. The flowers are white with a dorsal sepal that curves forwards, forming a hood over the column. The mid-lobe of the labellum"
"Caladenia picta Caladenia picta, commonly known as painted fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has a single, sparsely hairy leaf and a single white or pink flower with a greenish-white back. Unlike many other caladenias, it flowers in autumn. ""Caladenia picta"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, sparsely hairy, linear leaf, long and . A single flower long and wide is borne on a stalk tall. The sepals and petals are white to pink on the front, greenish-white on the back and spread fan-like. The dorsal sepal"
"Caladenia fuscata Caladenia fuscata, commonly known as dusky fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is a small ground orchid found in eucalyptus woodland and which flowers in September and October. ""Caladenia fuscata"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, sparsely hairy, narrow linear leaf, long and wide. The single white or pink flower is borne on a spike up to high. The dorsal sepal is erect, linear in shape, long, wide with a pointed end. The lateral sepals and petals"
"Chiranthodendron Chiranthodendron is a flowering plant genus in the family Malvaceae. It comprises a single species of tree, Chiranthodendron pentadactylon. The tree is called the devil's, monkey's or Mexican hand tree or the hand-flower in English, the árbol de las manitas (""tree of little hands"") in Spanish, and mācpalxōchitl (""palm flower"") in Nahuatl, all on account of its distinctive red flowers, which resemble open human hands. This species is native to Guatemala and southern Mexico. On the wet slopes of these areas, trees may reach in height. The unusual appearance of the 'hands' has stimulated cultivation in gardens around the"
"Caladenia sylvicola Caladenia sylvicola, commonly known as forest fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to Tasmania. It has a single erect, sparsely hairy leaf and a single white flower with a greenish back. ""Caladenia sylvicola"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which grows as single plants or in small, loose groups. It has a single erect, sparsely hairy, dark green leaf, 100–150 mm long and 1.5-2.0 mm wide. A single flower 14–18 mm long and 17–22 mm wide is borne on a stalk 100–160 mm tall. The flowers are white with greenish backs. The"
"Codium fragile Codium fragile, known commonly as green sea fingers, dead man's fingers, felty fingers, forked felt-alga, stag seaweed, sponge seaweed, green sponge, green fleece, and oyster thief, is a species of seaweed in the family Codiaceae. It originates in the Pacific Ocean near Japan and has become an invasive species on the coasts of the Northern Atlantic Ocean. This siphonous green alga is dark green in color. It appears as a fuzzy patch of tubular fingers. These formations hang down from rocks during low tide, hence the nickname ""dead man's fingers"". The ""fingers"" are branches up to a centimeter"
"Caladenia minor Caladenia minor, commonly known as white fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is native to New Zealand. There is doubt about its taxonomy and in Australia the species is more usually known as ""Caladenia pusilla"", ""Caladenia catenata"" var. ""minor"", or ""Caladenia carnea"" var. ""minor"". It has a single long, narrow leaf and one or two white or pale cream-coloured flowers. ""Caladenia alpina"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single, long, narrow, hairy leaf. One or two flowers about across are borne on a thin, wiry stem about tall"
"Caladenia atradenia Caladenia atradenia, commonly known as bronze fingers is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It is a ground orchid with a thin, hairy leaf and a thin wiry stem bearing one or two dark green or greenish red flowers with maroon or magenta markings. ""Caladenia atradenia"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb, sometimes solitary or in groups of up to ten individuals. It has an underground tuber and a single hairy, narrow linear leaf, long, wide and dark to reddish green. One, sometimes two flowers in diameter are borne on a"
"Caladenia prolata Caladenia prolata, commonly known as long-leaf fingers or white fingers is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and one or two dull white flowers which are greenish with red stripes on the back. ""Caladenia prolata"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which usually grows as single plants. It has a single erect, hairy leaf, long, wide with a reddish or purplish base. One or two dull white flowers which are hairy and greenish with red stripes on"
"coastal scrub, heathy forest and sometimes on granite outcrops. Caladenia prolata Caladenia prolata, commonly known as long-leaf fingers or white fingers is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and one or two dull white flowers which are greenish with red stripes on the back. ""Caladenia prolata"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which usually grows as single plants. It has a single erect, hairy leaf, long, wide with a reddish or purplish base. One or two dull white flowers"
"""Xylaria polymorpha"" (dead man's fingers). In 1958, the English mycologist and plant pathologist R. W. G. Dennis coined the binomial ""Xylosphaera longipes"", resurrecting the Belgian botanist and politician Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier's 1822 genus ""Xylosphaera"". However, the mycological databases MycoBank and Index Fungorum reject Dennis's name, preferring Nitscke's. The variety ""Xylaria longipes"" var. ""tropica"" was described from Mexico in 1989 by Felipe San Martín González and Jack D. Rogers; this is listed on Index Fungorum as synonymous with the nominate variety, but is listed as taxonomically independent on MycoBank. The species is commonly known as ""dead moll's fingers"". The species"
"known throughout its range, is easily overlooked and may be widespread. Caladenia mentiens Caladenia mentiens, commonly known as lesser fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia which grows singly, or in small, loose groups. It has a single, sparsely hairy, erect, linear leaf and a single whitish or pinkish coloured flower with a darker back and a cream-coloured labellum. ""Caladenia mentiens"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, dark green, sparsely hairy, linear leaf, long and about wide. A single whitish or pinkish flower long and wide is borne on"
"thick leaf litter under shrubs but it also occurs in pine plantations. It is found on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Caladenia atradenia Caladenia atradenia, commonly known as bronze fingers is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It is a ground orchid with a thin, hairy leaf and a thin wiry stem bearing one or two dark green or greenish red flowers with maroon or magenta markings. ""Caladenia atradenia"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb, sometimes solitary or in groups of up to ten individuals. It has an underground"
"Caladenia aurantiaca Caladenia aurantiaca, commonly known as orangetip fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria, although it is also found on one Bass Strait island. It is a slender ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two short-lived, orange-tipped, white flowers on a thin, wiry spike. ""Caladenia aurantiaca"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single hairy leaf, long and wide. There are one or two white, orange-tipped flowers on a thin, wiry, sparsely hairy spike high, each flower wide. The dorsal sepal is erect"
"grows in moist forest and rainforest. Caladenia vulgaris Caladenia vulgaris, commonly known as summer fingers, or slender pink-fingers is a species of orchid endemic to southern Australia. It has a single, long, erect, hairy leaf and one or two pink or whitish flowers. ""Caladenia vulgaris"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which usually grows as solitary plants. It has a single hairy, dark green leaf, 150–270 mm long, 2–3 mm wide which is red near its base. One or two dull pinkish to white flowers about 12 mm wide are borne on a stalk 150–360"
"south-east Queensland but there are also records from the southern tablelands of New South Wales. ""Caladenia gracillima"" is listed as of ""least concern"" in Queensland. Caladenia gracillima Caladenia gracillima, commonly known as pretty fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single leaf and up to three bright pink flowers. The type specimen was collected at Yandina in southern Queensland but there are also records from southern New South Wales. ""Caladenia gracillima"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single leaf, 90–150 mm long and 2–3 mm wide. Up to"
"Caladenia coactilis Caladenia coactilis, commonly known as thick fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a ground orchid which grows singly or in loose groups and has a single hairy leaf and one or two flowers which are bright pink inside and brownish on the back. ""Caladenia coactilis"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which grows singly or in loose groups. It has a single, erect, densely hairy, linear to lance-shaped leaf, long and wide. One or two flowers are borne on a spike tall."
"word meaning ""flesh"". Pink fingers orchid occurs in Queensland south from Hervey Bay, the eastern half of New South Wales, most of Victoria apart from the alps and far north west of that state. It also occurs in south-eastern South Australia and Tasmania. It grows in a wide range of habitats including heath, scrubland, woodland and forest, preferring well-drained soil. It often survives land clearing. Caladenia carnea Caladenia carnea, commonly known as pink fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It has a single thin, green leaf and"
"Alcyonium digitatum Alcyonium digitatum or dead man's fingers is a species of soft coral in the Alcyoniidae family. It is found around the coasts of the northern Atlantic Ocean. Dead man's fingers is a colonial coral forming clumps of yellow, white or cream-coloured fleshy masses of finger-like lobes. The surface layer include many sclerites which form a crust. The individual polyps are white and translucent, and project from the leathery surface when feeding, giving the colony a furry appearance. Dead man's fingers is found along the Atlantic coasts of north west Europe from Portugal to Norway. The species also occurs"
"Caladenia ornata Caladenia ornata, commonly known as ornate pink fingers is a species of orchid endemic to Victoria. It has a single leaf and one or two bright pink flowers with greenish-pink backs, and a dark pink labellum with dark red bars. ""Caladenia ornata"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single leaf, long and wide. One or two bright pink flowers, long and wide are borne on a stalk tall. The flowers have a greenish-pink back covered with glandular hairs and are sometimes white in the centre of the front. The dorsal sepal is"