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Bee Orchid
Ophrys apifera
50.653, -1.15336
Field Notes
Description:
A small orchid, the Bee Orchid has a rosette of leaves at ground level and two leaves that grow up the stem as a sheath. The stem displays a number of relatively large flowers with pink sepals that look like wings and furry, brown lips that have yellow markings just like a bee.
Habitat:
Found throughout the UK, although scarce in the north.
Notes:
We found this Bee Orchid growing in the Isle of Wight Zoo close to where we were working. We decided to make a sign so that visitors can see it and animal keepers don't step on it!
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