Friday, 10 May 2024

Look Out For Orchis spp and Their Hybrids in the Touraine Loire Valley

Orchis spp hybridise easily and I see the resulting hybrid orchids often in the Touraine Loire Valley. 

Monkey/Lady Orchid hybrid Orchis x angusticruris, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Monkey/Lady Orchid hybrid Orchis x angusticruris.

Monkey Orchid Orchis simia, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Monkey Orchid Orchis simia (Fr. Orchis singe).

Lady Orchid Orchis purpurea, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Lady Orchid Orchis purpurea (Fr. Orchis pourpre).

Monkey, Monkey/Lady hybrid and Lady Orchids, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Monkey Orchid (left), hybrid (centre) and Lady Orchid (right).

Hypochromatic Monkey Orchid Orchis singe, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Hypochromatic Monkey Orchid Orchis simia (Fr. Orchis singe), with a ruby-tailed wasp Chrysidae.

Monkey Orchid Orchis singe, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
 Monkey Orchid Orchis simia (Fr. Orchis singe).

Monkey/Lady Orchid hybrid Orchis x angusticruris, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Monkey/Lady Orchid hybrid Orchis x angusticruris.

Monkey/Man Orchid hybrid Orchis x bergonii, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Monkey/Man Orchid hybrid Orchis x bergonii.

Hybrid Monkey/Man Orchid with parent species, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Hybrid Monkey/Man Orchid with parent species.

Monkey/Man Orchid hybrid Orchis x bergonii, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Monkey/Man Orchid hybrid Orchis x bergonii.

Man Orchid Orchis anthopophora, Eperon de Murat, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Man Orchid Orchis anthopophora (Fr. Homme-pendu).

 

1 comment:

ColinY said...

Stunning pictures. Google has decided to let me comment I have been unable to do so for months. I have done nothing but the ability has returned for some reason unknown to all mankind.

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