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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: SteveC2 on December 05, 2012, 04:39:42 PM

Title: Strange bee orchid
Post by: SteveC2 on December 05, 2012, 04:39:42 PM: Just looking through a few photos from this summer and came across this oddity. Question is, is it a recognised "form" or is just deformed? Slugs or the weather perhaps to blame. Will be interesting to see if it reappears next year. Not that I'm wishing my life away but roll on next summer!
Photo 1 normal
Photo 2 oddity
Title: Re: Strange bee orchid
Post by: daveyp1970 on December 05, 2012, 08:09:41 PM: Steve it is a recognised form ssp hairyleggus
Title: Re: Strange bee orchid
Post by: ronm on December 05, 2012, 08:19:54 PM: Naughty!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Strange bee orchid
Post by: daveyp1970 on December 05, 2012, 08:29:52 PM: Quote from: ronm on December 05, 2012, 08:19:54 PM
Naughty!! ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Strange bee orchid
Post by: SteveC2 on December 05, 2012, 09:49:41 PM: O.K. Dave but you must see hundreds of bee orchids on your annual travels, have you ever seen a hairy legged one before?
Title: Re: Strange bee orchid
Post by: daveyp1970 on December 05, 2012, 10:06:54 PM: never Steve can you revisit the site next year to see if it does the same thing,it would be interesting to know.