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Early Spider Orchid, Osjeliko mačje uho
Ophrys sphegodes
45.5118, 13.908
Field Notes
Description:
It forms stands of relatively short plants between 30 cm and 40 cm in April and May. The flowers have yellow-green sepals and a velvety brown labellum with a distinctive H marking so that the flowers much resemble an arthropod and especially a spider.
Habitat:
Alkaline meadows.
Notes:
Found this beauty during asparagus picking in Slovenia Karst region.
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