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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 07:57:43 PM

Title: Dactylorfest 2013 Site 5
Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 07:57:43 PM: I will apologise first for the following photos, there are a few of them.

My first Orchid trip this year was to Site 5 so there are quite a few Dactylorhiza. I'm sure there will be one there for everyone ;D
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 07:59:35 PM: continued
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:05:41 PM: continued
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:06:12 PM: Stay with me, we'll get there ( eventually )
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Post by: Maggi Young on June 18, 2013, 08:07:04 PM: What a fine array, Fred! Fantastic to see the variety.
Even the spike shapes are fascinating 8)
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:10:20 PM: Thank you Maggi, now hold on tight please we're still travelling ;D
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:16:50 PM: I wonder if anyone will try to identify the hybrids ;D
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:21:15 PM: I think it's a good thing I severely limited the number of orchids I took photos of.
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:22:19 PM: Almost there now ;)
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:26:55 PM: continued yet further
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Post by: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:28:59 PM: Finally got there.

Some may say I kept the best for last, that depends on what your favourites are ;D
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Post by: Maggi Young on June 18, 2013, 09:17:01 PM: Aye aye ! I see a little interloper has sneaked in .. ## S5 zzt - I hope he wasn't all alone?

Must make sure Ian sees these photos - he'll be amazed.
Very heartening to see how well these plants are doing there, Fred, thanks!
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Post by: K Andrzejewski on June 19, 2013, 06:21:58 AM: Quote from: fredg on June 18, 2013, 08:16:50 PM
I wonder if anyone will try to identify the hybrids
- Dactylorhiza x hallii (maculata x praetermissa)
http://staging.testnbn.net/Taxa/NHMSYS0001754648/Grid_Map (http://staging.testnbn.net/Taxa/NHMSYS0001754648/Grid_Map)
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Post by: mark smyth on June 22, 2013, 10:56:11 AM: Fred can you put a name to any of them? Were they on one site?
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Post by: shelagh on June 22, 2013, 11:54:21 AM: Is it any wonder I have such difficulty naming D. with any certainty the same one can look so different. Ah well nobody said it was easy :-\
Title: Re: Dactylorfest 2013 Site 5
Post by: fredg on June 22, 2013, 02:25:00 PM: Quote from: mark smyth on June 22, 2013, 10:56:11 AM
Fred can you put a name to any of them? Were they on one site?

All on one site, this is just a sample. :D

The most accurate name I can say is Dactylorhiza

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/9084548734_fd3a40dc44_o.jpg)
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Post by: K Andrzejewski on June 22, 2013, 08:05:32 PM: - of course Dactylorhiza - fuchsii :)
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Post by: fredg on June 22, 2013, 08:29:45 PM: Quote from: K Andrzejewski on June 22, 2013, 08:05:32 PM
- of course Dactylorhiza - fuchsii :)

With the amount of variation and obvious hybrids on the one site, I would have to doubt that any of the orchids are straight species. Dactylorhiza after all are not particularly noted for their chastity
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Post by: K Andrzejewski on June 22, 2013, 10:53:00 PM: Your pictures are showing Dactylorhiza praetermissa, maculata and fuchsii - and only a few hybrids between them, but that's not really matter: amount, size, and variety of shapes & colours is just amazing!
Kristof
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Post by: fredg on June 23, 2013, 10:17:00 AM: Quote from: K Andrzejewski on June 22, 2013, 10:53:00 PM
............ amount, size, and variety of shapes & colours is just amazing!
Kristof

Of course when I go back in a fortnight it will have changed. 8)
There are groups in amongst the scrub that are superb.

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2814/9082330373_fc2550aa61_o.jpg)
Title: Re: Dactylorfest 2013 Site 5
Post by: K Andrzejewski on June 23, 2013, 11:26:56 AM: - and this is beautiful group of Dactylorhiza maculata - differences between very similar photo of Dactylorhiza fuchsii clump, is clearly visible..
Title: Re: Dactylorfest 2013 Site 5
Post by: fredg on June 23, 2013, 01:13:06 PM: Sorry but the group photos really do need the larger size like this.

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/9116355786_2cf9ebe0bc_o.jpg)

Then I think back to dial-up connections and it would have taken 20 minutes just to download this photo. It wasn't that long ago. ;D
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Post by: Maggi Young on June 23, 2013, 01:16:40 PM: I'll whisper it Fred, but I think that even on dial-up it would be worth the wait for those pix!
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Post by: shelagh on June 24, 2013, 02:15:18 PM: Kristof I could do with some help identifying some orchids I put up on Estonian Odyssey.