date of photo Jul 20, 2020
latitude 46.36090 longitude 13.71052
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Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soča and Trenta, left bank of river Soča, upstream of Matevž's narrow footbridge, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: plazeča mrežolistka - syn.: Satyrium repens L., Orchis repens (L.) Eyster ex Poir., Serapias repens (L.) Vill., Epipactis chinensis (Schltr.) Hu - Habitat: Riparian woodland, Picea abies dominant, alluvial terrace about 3 m above river water level; calcareous ground; flat terrain, relatively humid, shady place; elevation 545 m (1.790 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment (relates to Flicker album 'Goodyera repens'): Goodyera repens is a widespread (Europe, Asia, North America) but nowhere a common orchid. It belongs to one of the smallest orchids (among about 80 taxa belonging to family Orchidaceae) present in Slovenia. It loves hidden, shady, secluded places and is often hidden in surrounding mosses and vegetation. Hence it is not commonly seen or a well-known plant. An encounter with it is, at least for me, always a happy experience. It commonly spreads vegetatively, therefor it grows often in groups of several plants. This fact reflects also in its species name 'repens' which means 'creeping'. This time I counted over 70 flowering plants in an area of about 4 square meters – a true mini orchids garden. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoživečih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, št. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004). Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroženih rastlinskih in živalskih vrst v rdeči seznam, Uradni list RS, št. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002), marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. Ref. (1) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1110 (2) Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchideen Bayern e.V., Die Orchideen Bayerns, (2014), Verlag Ph.C.W. Schnidt, München, p 206. (3) H. Baumann, S. Kuenkele, R.Lorenz, Orchideen Europas, Ulmer (2006), p 103. (4) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Länder, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 146. (5) B. Dolinar, Kukavičevke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 87. (6) S. Künkele, Orchidaceae, in O. Sebald, S. Seybold, G. Philippi, A. Wӧrz, Eds., Die Farn und Blutenpflanzen Baden-Wurttembergs, Band 8., Verlag Eugen Ulmer (1998), p 334.camera Nikon D700 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_1320/2020_DSC0756 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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