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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 04:54:54 PM

Title: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 04:54:54 PM: I'm afraid I went out with wife and camera again today.

This is Site 5, another reclaimed coal mining spoil heap.
The weather closed in and started raining when we had only covered half of the orchid's range so we headed back to the car early.
The rest of the site may follow at a later date.

I may have overdone the photos this time :-\

Dactylorhiza sp. and hybrids
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 04:58:10 PM: contd
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 05:03:42 PM: contd

This set includes a solitary Ophrys apifera and I believe two male Six-Spot Burnet moths attempting to copulate with a female as she emerges from the chrysalis
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 05:09:10 PM: contd

The first is a Burnet Moth chrysalis, there were masses of them at this particular area.
The white Dactylorhiza shines out like a beacon amongst all the others.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 05:10:16 PM: contd.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 05:13:07 PM: In addition to the wildflowers that can be seen in the photos there were a few that were all over the site in association with the orchids.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: Maren on June 12, 2011, 07:19:24 PM: Oh Fred,

this is dactylorhiza gluttony, I am happy to confess.

Can you please mark the white one and go back when the seed is ripe? I would love a capsule and I know just the man who can grow them.

Mind you, it will probably mean putting an iron rod next to it and going back with a metal detector later in the season. :D :D :D
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: daveyp1970 on June 12, 2011, 07:25:14 PM: Quote from: Maren on June 12, 2011, 07:19:24 PM
Oh Fred,

this is dactylorhiza gluttony, I am happy to confess.

Can you please mark the white one and go back when the seed is ripe? I would love a capsule and I know just the man who can grow them.

Mind you, it will probably mean putting an iron rod next to it and going back with a metal detector later in the season. :D :D :D
Maren Fred has a lovely white himself I am sure he would get seed off that.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 07:32:23 PM: We can only hope Dave ;D

BTW MrsG takes a mean photo too.
These are a couple of hers.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: ashley on June 12, 2011, 09:44:23 PM: Wonderful orchids & photos Fred :o
What's that rather fine Fabaceae (S5wa 2011) do you know ? It's a new one to me.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 12, 2011, 09:58:34 PM: Ashley, that would be Onobrychis viciifolia or Sainfoin, apparently it's also known as Esparcet and Pipirigallo.
There's quite a show of it around the site.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: ashley on June 12, 2011, 10:00:28 PM: Thanks Fred. One I must try.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: Anthony Darby on June 13, 2011, 04:29:36 AM: Aren't those six-spot burnets (Zygaena filipendulae) Fred?
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 13, 2011, 07:29:24 AM: Oh dear, I can't count. :o
Thank you Anthony, I hadn't really looked at the markings.
Site 4 had Five-spot Burnet the day before and I just assumed these were without looking and identifying properly.

I'll correct the text
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: Anthony Darby on June 13, 2011, 07:43:10 AM: Not seen ragged robin for a while. One of the plants I miss.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: Maren on June 14, 2011, 10:45:07 PM: Quote from: fredg on June 12, 2011, 07:32:23 PM
We can only hope Dave ;D

Is that a tentative "yes"? I live in hope. :) :) :)
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: fredg on June 14, 2011, 11:31:21 PM: Quote from: Maren on June 14, 2011, 10:45:07 PM
Is that a tentative "yes"? I live in hope. :) :) :)

It does look like I will have seed from my white Maren.
The flowers are a different shape to that one on site though.
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: Maren on June 15, 2011, 09:19:04 AM: Oh Fred,

seeds from your white would be absolutely wonderful. I know it takes about 4 years to see them in flower, but that's worth waiting for.

I saw Ian Butterfield's D. Eskimo Nell the other day, it was lovely, but quite small so he won't part with any of it. I think seeds is the answer. :) :) :)
Title: Re: In habitat:- Site 5 Ophrys and Dactylorhiza
Post by: Nick_the_grief on June 15, 2011, 09:02:01 PM: Both posts stunning Fred!!

I've been busy with work this year but have managed a couple of shots of some Bee Orchids so far.