Orchis

[KeenTeen17]

Are these definitely green winged orchid?


Early Purple?

Thanks

[solus]

Certainly look like it to me!

It's them green lines on the "hooded" bit that gives it away. They're quite early, aren't they? I remember seeing a whole field full of them in Wiltshire last year on 14th May.

[IanS]

Yes they are, plus last one is early purple.

[WhiskyBottle]

Agree. Two green winged, one early purple.

I found some green winged among the early purples at Ampney Down on Monday.

BTW Green-winged orchids are Anacamptis morio these days, unless they've changed it again. Sometimes the English names are more stable than the latin

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by solus

Certainly look like it to me!

It's them green lines on the "hooded" bit that gives it away. They're quite early, aren't they? I remember seeing a whole field full of them in Wiltshire last year on 14th May.

There was an expert botanist with us who did plants for 60+ years and he was trying to dismiss them as early purple. These have been quite early flowerers for years now. They are on the Lots at Silverdale. I quite like the GWO as they are quite photogenic

[solus]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

There was an expert botanist with us who did plants for 60+ years and he was trying to dismiss them as early purple.

Some expert, eh?

Still - you know what the definition of an "expert" is, don't you?
An "ex-" is a has-been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!!!

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by solus

Some expert, eh?

Still - you know what the definition of an "expert" is, don't you?
An "ex-" is a has-been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!!!

I wouldn't badmouth him at all because he was the reason we had such a great day that day. He took us to the site for greater cuckooflower. he took us to the site for goldilocks buttercup and the rare spring cinquefoil which weren't even targets for the day. He's an expert when it comes to remembering sites

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by solus

Some expert, eh?

Still - you know what the definition of an "expert" is, don't you?
An "ex-" is a has-been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!!!

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

I wouldn't badmouth him at all because he was the reason we had such a great day that day. He took us to the site for greater cuckooflower. he took us to the site for goldilocks buttercup and the rare spring cinquefoil which weren't even targets for the day. He's an expert when it comes to remembering sites

We sent him some photos and he has said he thinks it could be the hybrid between Early Purple and Green Winged. He says it looks exactly like the one in his Flora of Cumbria. Is it a possibility?

[ceterach]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

We sent him some photos and he has said he thinks it could be the hybrid between Early Purple and Green Winged. He says it looks exactly like the one in his Flora of Cumbria. Is it a possibility?

Hi KT

I don't know what photos you sent him but the ones you have posted above are two classic Anacamptis morio and one classic Orchis mascula. I cannot see why one should have to invoke hybrids here.

All the best

[KeenTeen17]

Thanks Ceterach. Its what I thought at first. The photos I mentioned was the really pale one. I'm chuffed to just find the GW Orchid because we were early this year. We found a really pale one last year, so they are common it that area.