| Third stop on the route from Iraklion via Rethimnon and Spili to Kerames. Just south of Pale I thought I saw orchids flowering near the road. We stopped and I walked back, to find out I had spotted Himantoglossum robertianum, while we were driving at a speed of 80km/h... It turned out that there were quite a few other orchids flowering along the road, but the local landscape didn't entice me to photograph it. |
| Ophrys sphegodes |
| Authority | : | Mill., 1768 |
| Nederlands | : | Spinnenorchis |
| English | : | Early Spider-orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Spinnen-Ragwurz |
| Français | : | Ophrys araignée |
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| Himantoglossum robertianum |
| Authority | : | (Loisel.) P.Delforge, 1999 |
| Synonyms | : | Barlia robertiana (Loisel.) Greuter, 1967 Orchis robertiana Loisel. 1807 |
| Nederlands | : | Hyacintorchis |
| English | : | giant orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Mastorchis |
| Français | : | Orchis géant |
| Italiano | : | barlia, giglio bratteoso, imantoglosso di Robert |
| Español | : | compañón, orquídea gigante, orquídea macho, orquidón |
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| Orchis italica |
| Authority | : | Poir., 1798 |
| Nederlands | : | Italiaanse orchis |
| English | : | naked-man orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Italienisches Knabenkraut |
| Français | : | Orchis d'Italie |
| Italiano | : | orchide italiana, uomo nudo |
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Asphodelus ramosus |
| Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Italiano | : | asfodelo mediterraneo, asfodelo ramoso, asfodillo bianco, asta regia, bastone reale, cibo bianco, porrancio |
| Español | : | asfódelo, gamón, gamonita, vara de San José |
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Lotus tetragonolobus |
| Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Italiano | : | casciateddi, ginestrone purpureo, pisello asparagio, pisello da caffè, veccia pisello |
| Español | : | cuernecillo, guisantillo rojo, saldana |
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Anacamptis laxiflora |
| Authority | : | (Lam.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 |
| Synonyms | : | Orchis laxiflora Lam. 1779 |
| Nederlands | : | ijle orchis, ijle moerasorchis |
| English | : | Jersey orchid |
| Deutsch | : | lockerblütige Orchis, lockerblütiges Knabenkraut |
| Français | : | orchis à fleurs lâches, pentecôte |
| Italiano | : | orchide acquatica |
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Orchis anthropophora |
| Authority | : | (L.) All., 1785 |
| Synonyms | : | Aceras anthropophorum (L.) W.T.Aiton, 1814 Ophrys anthropophora Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Nederlands | : | Poppenorchis |
| English | : | Man orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Fratzenorchis, menschentragendes Ohnhorn, Männchenorchis, Puppenorchis |
| Français | : | orchis homme-pendu, pantine, porte-Homme |
| Italiano | : | ballerina, ballerino |
| Español | : | flor del hombre ahorcado, hombrecillo, hombrecillos ahorcados, hombre colgado |
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Ophrys sphegodes |
| Authority | : | Mill., 1768 |
| Nederlands | : | Spinnenorchis |
| English | : | Early Spider-orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Spinnen-Ragwurz |
| Français | : | Ophrys araignée |
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| Anacamptis pyramidalis |
| Authority | : | (L.) Rich. |
| Synonyms | : | Orchis pyramidalis Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Nederlands | : | Hondskruid |
| English | : | Pyramidal Orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Spitzorchis |
| Norsk | : | Salepsrot |
| Svenska | : | Klotyxne, salepsrot |
| Français | : | Orchis pyramidal |
| Italiano | : | orchide, orchidea pyramidale, orchide piramidale |
| Español | : | orquídea piramidal, orquídea piramidale |
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| Ranunculus asiaticus |
| Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Italiano | : | ranuncolo asiatico, ranuncolo di Persia, ranuncolo scempio |
| Español | : | francesilla, marimoña |
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