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Erva abelha dos calcários

Ophrys vernixia

Photo by jcmorais
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

poor grassland, former cultivated, calcareous soils

Notes:

50 individuals

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Comments (4)
KarenL
Beautiful! Welcome to Project Noah jcmorais!
craigwilliams
Ophrys vernixia is such a funny species, like a wet dog version of Ophrys speculum!

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Portugal's Biodiversity
Mission
Orchids of Portugal

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PublishedJanuary 12, 2012

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