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Orchis pallens
Pale Orchid
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0614 0003 (2014-06-01)Copyright © 2014 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Apr 16, 2014
latitude 45.70151 longitude 14.20867
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East of Sela village near Pivka town (Notranjska, Slovenia)notes Slo.: bleda kukavica - syn.: Orchis sulphurea Sims., Orchis pseudopallens K.Koch - Habitat: a small patch of light, mostly broadleaved woodland and bushes, within cultural grassland, flat terrain, calcareous ground; in shade (when tree foliage present), dry place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations 1.700-1.900 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 535 m (1.750 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment: Orchis pallens is a remarkable and quite uncommon wild growing orchid in Slovenia. Every encounter with it is an adventure for me. It is simple to recognize it by pale yellow, relatively large flowers and uniformly light green, shiny and fleshy leaves. The only candidate for misidentification is also yellow Orchis provincialis with similarly shaped flowers and habitus, which is nevertheless so rare in Slovenia that solely this makes misidentification almost impossible. In addition, Orchis provincialis has darkly dotted leaves, which makes distinguishing between both species simple. The stands near village Sela are the most beautiful I've ever seen. Tens of these beautiful flowers grow densely packed on a relatively small place. - Protected according to 'Uredba o zavarovanih prostoživečih rastlinskih vrstah' Ur.l. RS, št.46/2004 (Regulation of protection of wild plants, Official Gazette, Republic of Slovenia, No.46/2004).Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. - Ref.: (1) H. Baumann, S. Kuenkele, R. Lorenz, Orchideen Europas, Ulmer (2006), p 234. (2) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 781. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1132. (4) H. Haeupler, T. Muer, Bildatlas der Farn- und Bluetenpflazen Deutschlands, Ulmer (2000), p 709. (5) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora Österreich Liechtenstein, Südtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 1047.camera Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_791/2014_DSC0368 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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