Natural History Photographs


Old olive groves that are maintained is a fairly extensive manner often harbor a wide range of flowering plants, including many orchids. The groves near Loutra definitely fit the bill, with a cornucopia of orchids. Here I finally found the horseshoe bee-orchid (Ophrys ferrum-equinum) that I was looking for all week.


Pisum sativum
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Synonyms:Lathyrus oleraceus Lam. 1779
Nederlands:Erwt
English:Garden Pea
Deutsch:Erbse
Norsk:Hageert
Svenska:Ärt
Français:Pois cultivé
Italiano:pisello, pisello coltivato
Español:alberja, arbeja, arbella, arveja común, arvejón común, bisaltera, chicharo común,
chícharo común, guisante coltivado, guisón, ilar, quizons
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
Ophrys scolopax
Authority:Cav., 1793
Nederlands:Sniporchis
English:Woodcock orchid
Deutsch:Gehöckerte Ragwurz, Schnepfenragwurz
Français:Ophrys bécasse, Ophrys oiseau
Italiano:ofride beccaccino, ofride cornuta
Español:abejera, abejera becada, flor de abeja, flor de la araña
Orchis italica
Authority:Poir., 1798
Nederlands:Italiaanse orchis
English:naked-man orchid
Deutsch:Italienisches Knabenkraut
Français:Orchis d'Italie
Italiano:orchide italiana, uomo nudo
Ophrys speculum
Authority:Link, 1799
Nederlands:Spiegelorchis
English:Mirror orchid, Mirror-of-Venus
Deutsch:Spiegelragwurz
Français:Miroir de Vénus, Ophrys miroir
Italiano:ofride azzurra
Español:abejera de espejo, espejo de Venus, flor de abeja, flor del espejo
Ophrys sphegodes
Authority:Mill., 1768
Nederlands:Spinnenorchis
English:Early Spider-orchid
Deutsch:Spinnen-Ragwurz
Français:Ophrys araignée
Ophrys sphegodes
Authority:Mill., 1768
Nederlands:Spinnenorchis
English:Early Spider-orchid
Deutsch:Spinnen-Ragwurz
Français:Ophrys araignée
Ophrys ferrum-equinum
Authority:Desf., 1807
Nederlands:Hoefijzerophrys, Hoefijzerorchis
English:Horseshoe orchid
Deutsch:Großblütige Hufeisenragwurz
Français:Ophrys fer à cheval