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Thelymitra crinita Best viewed
large These beautiful sun orchids are flowering now - Sep to Nov.They have a spike of up to 12 flowers and stand up to 0.7m tall. They have a single non hairy grooved leaf. Thelymitra comes from a Greek word meaning "females headress". I always think that this one is wearing a crown. Sun Orchid Explore: Nov 6, 2009 #176
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Just to replace an older photo that didn't look quite as good.This is an epiphytic orchid. Each flower measures 7 mm (0.3 in) across. The labellum has a diameter of 3 mm (0.1 in). It's a pioneer plant.Plant cultivated in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Sub esta foto para reemplazar a otra ms vieja que no estaba tan buena.Esta es una orqudea epfita. Cada flor mide unos 7 mm de ancho; el labelo tiene 3 mm de dimetro. Es una especie pionera.Planta cultivada en La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.Zygostates allenianaDistribution range / rea de distribucin: Southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina / Sudeste de Brasil, Paraguay, norte de Argentina
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Il Sughereto - Roccastrada (Grosseto)
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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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West Trailer Park Mobile Home Park, Florida, United States
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Anacamptis laxiflora (Lam.) Bater, Pridg. & Chase., syn.: Orchis laxiflora Lam., Orchis palustris var. laxiflora Fried., Orchis palustris ssp. laxiflora (Lam.) Batt, Orchis ensifolia VillarsEN: Loose-Flowered Orchid, DE: Lockerbltiges KnabenkrautSlo.: rahlocvetna kukavicaDat.: May 24. 2012Lat.: 45.51588 Long.: 13.85918Code: Bot_621/2012_DSC3689Habitat: grassland, very wet place; flat terrain; full sun, exposed to direct rain; elevation 315 m (1.030 feet); average precipitations 1.200-1.300 mm/year, average temperature 12-13 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: North Istria, between villages Sveti Anton and Graie, Koper hills, Primorska, Slovenia EC Comment: Anacamptis laxiflora is a relatively rare wild orchid in Slovenia. It is bound to very wet places, marches and vicinity of springs. Since their habitat is increasingly falling prey to human limitless development it is in decline as many other water loving plants. Anacamptis laxiflora is more or less a Mediterranean plant. It only rarely enters some south valleys of the Alps, but doesnt cross them to the north. However, in West Europe it reaches north up to Denmark. There exists another closely related, very similar, growing in the same habitats wild orchid, namely Anacamptis palustris. It is even rarer. Both species have nearly equal habitus tall growth, sparce, light inflorescence and quite large, slender flowers. Flowers of both are of similar shape and can be of the same height and color: violet, more reddish, pink and very rarely even white. The distinguishing trait is a small grove on the upper side of their spur. Only Anacamptis laxiflora has this grove. On the other side, only Anacamptis palustris has a few darker dots on the central part of its lip while Anacamptis laxiflora has more or less uniformly whitish central part. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002) - Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by "V" representing a vulnerable species.Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Branko Dolinar,
www.orhideje (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 779. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1132.(4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1330.(5) H. Baumann, S. Kuenkele, R.Lorenz, Orchideen Europas, Ulmer (2006), p 222.(6) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 60.(7) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 17.
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Kingston, Tasmania, Australia
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Habenaria juruenensis HoehneORCHIDACEAELocal: Jardim Botnico, Braslia, Brasil.Ref.: Salles, A.E.H. Jardim Botnico de Braslia. 2007.
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Pseudorchis albida A. Lve & D. Lve ssp. tricuspis (Beck) Klein, syn.: Leucorchis albida (L.) Mey., Gymnadenia albida (L.) Rich.Small-white Orchid, DE: Dreizackiges Stumpfsporn Weizngel, Hswurz, Weie Hswurz, Weie NacktdrseSlo.: belkaste roiceIntroduction: Pseudorchis albida is one of the interesting small orchids growing in Slovenian mountains. It is neither a common nor an easy to spot plant with its small, only 3-5 mm long whitish-yellowish-greenish flowers. But it is a wide spread Arctic-Alpine floristic element and can be found in all Alpine regions and other European mountains from montane to alpine elevations. In Sweden it descends down to sea level. The plant is rather rare and protected in several countries including Slovenia except in Scandinavia and Island where it is a common plant. Two subspecies of Pseudorchis albida have been described: Pseudorchis albida ssp. albida and Pseudorchis albida ssp. tricuspis. According to Fischer et all. (2005) the former is taller (10-40 cm), has longer inflorescence with 30 to 70 flowers in it, bracts are approximately as long as ovary and its lip (labellum) has three lobes, where the middle one is somewhat longer and wider than the side ones. It prefers acid, siliceous ground. The later one is overall smaller (5-17 cm), has only 20 to 30 flowers in its inflorescence, all three lobes of the lip are more or less of equal length. Its bracts are longer than ovary and it prefers base rich, calcareous ground (Ref.1). However, these two taxa are not generally recognized. Fisher et all (2005) and Dolinar (2015) recognize both taxa. Aeschimann et all, (2004) and Slovenian Key (Ref.2) consider these two taxa as taxonomically questionable. Kretzschmar (2008), Allan et all (1993) and Sebald et all (1998) know only Pseudorchis albida (no subspecies mentioned). Bauman et all, (2006) recognizes Pseudorchis albida ssp. albida, Pseudorchis albida var. tricuspis and Pseudorchis albida ssp. straminea. Mt. Mangart's plateau is an interesting place because some parts of it are base rich, pure calcareous while in others intermixed siliceous rock causes more acid ground. One could expect both subspecies to be present. So far I photographed Pseudorchis albida on six different places and studied the features mentioned above. The plant(s) on two places corresponded well to Pseudorchis albida ssp. tricuspis, on other two to Pseudorchis albida ssp. albida (see observation Pseudorchis albida ssp. albida for details of this subspecies) and on two of them the traits were obviously intermixed. The observations #1 and #2 below fit well to Pseudorchis albida ssp. tricuspis, while the observation #3 can eventually still be described as Pseudorchis albida ssp. tricuspis, but the inflorescence was to some extent too long and has 34 flowers, which is also slightly too much. Also the bracts were only indistinctly longer than ovary, if at all. The plant should probably be better positioned somewhere in between both subspecies. 1. observationDate: July 08. 2012Lat.: 46.44262 Long.: 13.64556Code: Bot_637/2012_DSC4451Habitat: alpine grassland, grass patches among outcropped rocks and boulders, open place, full sun, exposed to direct rain, altitude 1.950 m (6.400 feet), average precipitations about 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 0-1 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: soil.Place: Mt. Mangart region, Mangart's plateau, between the largest, most northern snow valley and a smaller one south of it, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comments: Four plants were growing close together at this location. They had 20, 24, 26 and 28 flowers in their inflorescence and the lobes of the lip were of almost equal length. Ref.:(1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora sterreich Liechtenstein, Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 1038.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 774. (3) H. Baumann, S. Kuenkele, R. Lorenz, Orchideen Europas, Ulmer (2006), p 264. (4) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1187 (A4 Addendum).(5) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 232.(6) B.Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 161.(7) O. Sebald, S. Seybold, G. Philippi, A. Wrz, Eds., Die Farn und Blutenpflanzen Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 8., Verlag Eugen Ulmer (1998), p 348.(8) B. Allan, P. Woods, S. Clarke, Wild Orchids of Scotland, HMSO, Edinburgh (1993), p 78.
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Red-lipped HabenariaOrchidaceaeNative to S.E. Asia from south China to peninsular Malaysia and the Philippines.Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)
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Vavla, , Cyprus
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Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia
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Il Sughereto - Roccastrada (Grosseto)
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Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich., syn.: Pseudorchis loeselii (L.) GrayFen Orchid, DE: Moor-Glanzstndel, Zwiebelorchis, Torf-GlanzkrautSlo.: Loelova grezovkaDat.: June 10. 2008Lat.: 45.94646 Long.: 14.14253Code: Bot_270/2008_DSC9032Habitat: shallow marsh, very wet grassland, mixed wood edge, partly open place; in half shade; calcareous ground; elevation 570 m (1.900 feet); average precipitations ~ 2.600 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, borderline between Dinaric and prealpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: wet, mossy soil.Place: ejna dolina valley (Thirsty valley), north of village Hotedrica, Notranjska, Slovenia EC.Comment: Liparis loeselii is one of the smallest Orchids of Slovenia. Growing on wet places and all yellow green, it perfectly blends into the surrounding greenery. In addition, it is rare. A true challenge to find! Otherwise it is widely distributed European-Siberian-North American plant, everywhere rare and quickly disappearing from this world. Ref.: 2 considers it very rare and facing extinction in most Alpine areas. Ref.4 states the same for Germany, where it is already extinct from most of known distribution areas. In Switzerland it has already disappeared from more than one half of historically known places (Ref.6). Since it requires wet, moneywise 'useless' places, and is very sensitive to nitrogen (fertilization) its prospects are dark. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).According to Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002) enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by "E" representing a critically endangered species.Bern Convention, Habitat Directive, Addendum II and IV. Implemented in Uredba o posebnih varstvenih obmojih (Natura 2000), Uradni List RS, t 49/2004 (Regulation on specially protected regions (Natura 2000), Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 49/2004) (2004).Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Branko Dolinar.(2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p xx.(3) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 783. (4) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1144.(5) O.Sebald, S.Seybold, G.Philippi, A.Werz, Die Farn- und Bltenpflanzen Baden-Wrttembergs, Ulmer, Band 8. (1998), p 424.(6) K.Lauber and G.Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1334.(7) B.Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 101.(8) H.Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 164.