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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: gertrude on May 16, 2019, 07:20:15 AM

Title: Bee orchids confirmed as Ophrys scolopax and Ophrys bertolonii
Post by: gertrude on May 16, 2019, 07:20:15 AM

Confirmation required please.  I believe that the enlosed photos are of Orphys Bertoloni and Orphys scolopax, found in our garden this week.

Title: Re: Bee orchids
Post by: Alisdair on May 16, 2019, 09:18:24 AM

Jan, that one's certainly O. scolopax. I'm afraid the other picture doesn't show, at least on my computer.

Title: Re: Bee orchids
Post by: gertrude on May 16, 2019, 10:08:02 AM

O Bertoloni not shown on previous post for some reason

Title: Re: Bee orchids
Post by: Alisdair on May 16, 2019, 11:54:36 AM

Yes, looks like O. bertolonii