Post by fredg on Apr 25, 2012 13:23:34 GMT -5
Neotinea tridentata (Three-toothed orchid), is a species of orchid found in southern Europe from Portugal, Spain, Balearic Islands, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Crimea, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Iran as a small to medium sized, cold to cool growing terrestrial orchid with erect stems carrying 3 to 4, oblong to ovate-lanceolate, unmarked, glacous green leaves that become sheath-like towards the apex that blooms in the spring on a conical to ovoid densly many flowered inflorescence with weakly scented flowers.
This orchid favours grassy places, woodland, scrub and maquis*.
Synonym: Orchis tridentata
[*maquis, plural maquis, Italian macchia, plural macchie, a scrubland vegetation of the Mediterranean region, composed primarily of leathery, broad-leaved evergreen shrubs or small trees. Garigue, or garrigue, a poorer version of this vegetation, is found in areas with a thin, rocky soil. Maquis occurs primarily on the lower slopes of mountains bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Many of the shrubs are aromatic, such as mints, laurels, and myrtles. Olives, figs, and other small trees are scattered throughout the area and often form open forests if undisturbed by humans.]
Neotinea tridentata
Complete with aphid
This orchid favours grassy places, woodland, scrub and maquis*.
Synonym: Orchis tridentata
[*maquis, plural maquis, Italian macchia, plural macchie, a scrubland vegetation of the Mediterranean region, composed primarily of leathery, broad-leaved evergreen shrubs or small trees. Garigue, or garrigue, a poorer version of this vegetation, is found in areas with a thin, rocky soil. Maquis occurs primarily on the lower slopes of mountains bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Many of the shrubs are aromatic, such as mints, laurels, and myrtles. Olives, figs, and other small trees are scattered throughout the area and often form open forests if undisturbed by humans.]
Neotinea tridentata
Complete with aphid
