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01-07-2008, 12:52 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Llanelli, Carms, S.Wales
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| | | Orchid ID please
I think this is a Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis but would appreciate confirmation.
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01-07-2008, 01:11 AM
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| | | Re: Orchid ID please
Yes correct. Pyramidal.
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01-07-2008, 10:01 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harpenden, Herts
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Are you sure? Never seen one this large before, usually they are neat triangles of flowers. Could it be a hybrid of some sort? |
01-07-2008, 02:29 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Suffolk
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A pic of the leaves might help. Could be Southern marsh ? |
01-07-2008, 02:48 PM
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| | | Re: Orchid ID please
Looks very like Gymnadenia conopsea, Fragrant Orchid, to me. Far too long a spike for Orchis pyramidalis. I think I can see the beginnings of a long spur, too. |
01-07-2008, 03:46 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harpenden, Herts
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I take back my doubts, it is a Pyramidal Orchid. Having looked at pictures on the web it can develop into a long sausage shape like this and the flowers are spot on. |
01-07-2008, 04:17 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NWLondon
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Yes, Anacamptis pyramidalis, nice shot! |
01-07-2008, 04:23 PM
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Yeah; I'm quite wrong, looking again. Pyramid Orchid, for sure |
01-07-2008, 05:08 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wiltshire
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| | | Re: Orchid ID please
pyramidal orchid |
01-07-2008, 09:22 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire
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| | | Re: Orchid ID please
Definitely pyramidal orchid, albeit a rather robust specimen.
Regards, Chris |
01-07-2008, 11:32 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006
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| | | Re: Orchid ID please
Ner ner ner ner ner! 
You had be doubting myself then ye buggers!
I am about to do my diss on a chalk downland so i see pyramidals in all shapes and sizes plus white ones...and its totally wrong shape and wrong flowers for fragrant orchid of which the site also has in good numbers.
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