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Erva abelha

Ophrys scolopax subsp apiformis

Photo by jcmorais
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Field Notes

Habitat:

poor grassland, former cultivated, calcareous soils

Notes:

Near 600 indiv. flowering in de meadow;
Siamese twins on the last photo :)

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Comments (4)
ceherzog
These little orchids made me laugh out loud! Very nice spotting.
craigwilliams
Wonderful shots. A real treat! Have you ever seen O.scolopax being pollinated? I shall be watching your mission with interest. There are certainly a couple of others who have Portuguese orchid spottings.

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Portugal's Biodiversity
Mission
Orchids of Portugal
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 12, 2012

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