Re: Orchids summer\autumn 2008

[Rafa]

Here is not common, I just know 3 localities in Segovia, it usually grows at high altitudes about 1600m in fontainhead, in silice soil. There are a good number of specimens in evry locality.

[Rafa]

This is Spiranthes spiralis

[Hans A.]

wow! - beautiful Rafa,
here they are not in flower earlier then september or october normally.

[Anthony Darby]

Could it be Spiranthes aestivalis, the Summer Lady's Tresses?

[Rafa]

I'm,  not sure, but I think S. spiralis and S. aestivalis are synonims, and then there is Spiranthes autumnalis that blooms  (here in Segovia) in september.

[Anthony Darby]

Spiranthes autumnalis is a synonym of S. spiralis not aestivalis.

[Rafa]

aha, thank you for the claifying this, Anthony, spiran, spira, autum, aes all mixed in my cahotic brain! 
We have in my province both species, but very very few. There are just 5 localities of Spiranthes aestivalis, and one of Spiranthes autumnalis, not recordered yet in Segovia.

[Hans A.]

You are right, it should be Spiranthes aestivalis - the flower does not look like  S. spiralis - both species have very differnt leafs and habitat preferences - S. spiralis has a basal rosette on ground level of short wide leafs and grows in drier habitats - here often together with selaginella spec. - it is good adapted in grasing animals as sheep and goats.
S. aestivalis has a few longer leafs and grows in wet habitats like moorland.

[olegKon]

Time for Epipactis
Epipactis palustris
 Epipactis atrorubens

[Rafa]

Beautiful, specially to me Epicaptis palustris that I never seen in the wild.

Another orchid,
Neottia nidus avis

[Joakim B]

Nice orchids from the wild well done

[derekb]

Two more Disa from me,
 Disa Sids Favourite.
 Disa Eternal Flame.

[David Nicholson]

'Sid's Favourite', now there's a cracking name!

[Lesley Cox]

I can see why he likes it though. The orchid, I mean. The street in Mosgiel, my local little town (dormitory suburb of Dunedin) with the poshest and most expensive (and pretentious) houses, is called Joe Brown Drive. Now that's REALLY classy. The gent concerned was a property developer/earthmover/contractor. I had a load of topsoil from him some years ago, 10 cubic metres and it turned out to be full of Oxalis acetocella bulbs. Bl....y near sued him!

[derekb]

Nearly the end now, 3 more Disa.
Disa Racemosa,
Disa African Star,
Disa Hot Fire.
Where do they get these names from??