Natural History Photographs


We continued our way along the mountain road, and stopped at another promising place to look forvarious Ophrys species. This place has a strong population of Ophrys fusca; as so often with Ophrys, I had the impression that this population clearly stood out from others, with its very tall robust plants. But I also know that in the end none of the differences really makes a difference.


Ophrys fusca
Authority:Link, 1800
Nederlands:Bruine spiegelorchis, Bruine ophrys
English:Brown bee orchid, Sombre bee orchid
Deutsch:Dunkle Ragwurz, Rotbraune Ragwurz
Français:Ophrys brun
Italiano:moscaria giallognola, ofride scura
Español:abejera oscura, abejita, flor de la abeja, monjitas, mosca fusca,
moscardo fusco
Crepis rubra
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
English:Pink Hawk's-beard

Calendula arvensis
Authority:(Vaill.) L. 1763
Synonyms:Caltha arvensis Vaill. 1754
Nederlands:akkergoudsbloem
English:field calendula, field marigold
Deutsch:Ackerringelblume
Svenska:åkerringblomma
Français:fleur de tous les mois, gauchefer, souci des champs, souci des vignes,
souci sauvage
Italiano:calta dei campi, cappuccina dei campi, fiorrancio della madonna,
fiorrancio selvatico
Español:caléndula de los campos, flamenquilla, flor de cada mes, flor de muerto,
hierba del podador, hierba lavamanos, hierba vaquera, maravilla de los bosques,
mercadilla del campo, patagallina, tetilla de gallina, yerba del podador
Anacamptis
collina
Authority:(Banks & Sol. ex Russell) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997
Synonyms:Orchis collina Banks & Sol. 1794
Nederlands:heuvelorchis
English:fan-lipped orchid
Deutsch:Hügelknabenkraut
Français:orchis des collines, orchis à bourse, orchis à sac
Italiano:orchide a sacco
Español:orquídea pobre, orquidilla

Ophrys sphegodes
Authority:Mill., 1768
Nederlands:Spinnenorchis
English:Early Spider-orchid
Deutsch:Spinnen-Ragwurz
Français:Ophrys araignée