Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: fredg on July 19, 2013, 04:48:56 PM
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Today's visit to Site 3.
The main meadow was devoid of Dactylorhiza. It's very late so the grass was very long, not even the seedheads were showing. The Twayblades were still evident although in this sunny area most were over.
Two further, fields were checked and sure enough the orchids in these meadows were in flower in the shaded areas.
There are large groups of Twayblades in one particular area, unfortunately because of the characteristics of this particular orchid, a group photo is not particularly feasible.
Plants pictured :-
Gymnadenia conopsea - Fragrant Orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii - Common Spotted Orchid
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/9322423460_c8be6432d6_o.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7346/9322422928_ae98cb2e59_o.jpg)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3665/9319638065_d0986fca4e_o.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7379/9322435346_f0307cdf85_o.jpg)
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Individual plants :-
Neottia (Listera) ovata - Twayblade
Gymnadenia conopsea - Fragrant Orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii - Common Spotted Orchid
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More :-
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uh huh more
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still more
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they will end eventually.
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Honest, they will.
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almost there now ;D
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the end
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;D ;D
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Your Gymnadenia looks mostly like densiflora.
Kristof
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Your Gymnadenia looks mostly like densiflora.
Kristof
Interesting isn't it. This one area contains what is claimed to be two distinct species yet there aren't seperate populations anywhere around it.