Ophrys phryganae Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers, 1991
October 26th, 2012 Cosmin ManciRO: –
DE: –
EN: Phrygana Orchid
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Ophrys epirotica (Renz) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
October 26th, 2012 Cosmin ManciRO: –
DE: Epirus-Ragwurz
EN: Epirus Orchid
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- ID by Zissis Antonopoulos (Greece)
Orchis quadripunctata Cirillo ex Ten.
October 25th, 2012 Cosmin ManciRO: –
DE: Vierpunkt-Knabenkraut
EN: Four-spotted Orchis
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Orchis simia Lam.
November 29th, 2011 Cosmin ManciRO: Pribolnic
DE: Affen-Knabenkraut
EN: The Monkey orchid
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- photos taken in Greece and Romania
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Ophrys sicula Tineo
February 22nd, 2011 Cosmin ManciRO: –
DE: Gelbe Ragwurz
EN: Yellow Orchid
- small orchid, 5-40 cm tall
- small inflorescence with 3-5 (usually) flowers
- in flower from january (or even december) to may
- pollination done by small bees from Andrena genus
- dry to moist , alkaline substrate on full sun to mid-shade places
- in mediterranean area, a common species
Limodorum abortivum
June 9th, 2010 Cosmin ManciRO: Garbiță
DE: Violette Dingel
EN: Violet Limodore
- a robust orchid (20-80 cm in height)
- the inflorescence is ussualy dense with 4 to 30 flowers
- in flower from end of April to July (often only in some years and there are known cases when flowering and fruiting entirely under ground)
- pollination is done by different species of Hymenoptera (Bombus or Anthidium), but cleistogamy is frequent
- found in mostly mid-shade stations on cool, calcareous substrates (up to 2300m)
- specially a Mediterranean species, rather common in the south sometime and very rare in northern stations
Himantoglossum robertianum
April 18th, 2009 Cosmin ManciRO: –
DE: Barlie de Robert
EN: Giant Orchid
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- (=Barlia robertianum)
Orchis tridentata Scop.
March 18th, 2009 Cosmin ManciRO: ?
DE: Dreizähniges Knabenkraut
EN: Three-toothed orchid
- usually a slender and small plant (15-40 cm in height)
- the inflorescence is short and dense, almost globular
- in flower early march to june (or even july on higher altitude or in north)
- pollination is done by different species of insect
- found in full sun or mid-shade, on dry to moist alkaline substrate
- found mostly in southern Europe, more commonest to the east
- 2n = 42
Embedded map with records for Romania found in myNature database.
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Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch
March 16th, 2009 Cosmin ManciRO: Buruiana de junghiuri
DE: Langblättrige Waldvöglein
EN: Sword-leaved Helleborine
- a slender but tall orchid sometime (15-60 cm in height)
- the inflorescence is lax and long with 8 to 20 flower usually
- in flower April to July (depends on latitude an altitude)
- pollination is done by different species of insect
- found on calcareous substrate in mid shade and moist grassy habitats
- can be found almost in all Europe, but more rare to the north
- 2n = 32
Embedded map with records for Romania found in myNature database.
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