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Serapias parviflora
Small-flowered Tongue Orchid
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0823 1080 (2023-08-21)Copyright © 2023 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo May 1, 2023
latitude 44.56946 longitude 14.39081
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location
Adriatic Sea region, island Lošinj, west of the airport Lošinj, Kvarner archipelago (Rijeka region, Croatia)family
Orchidaceae
notes Slo.: majhnocvetni ralovec (?), Cr.: sitnocvjetna kukavica - syn.: Serapias laxiflora var. parviflora (Parl.) Rchb. f., Serapias lingua var. parviflora (Parl.) Kraenzl., Serapias columnae Aurnier, Serapias elongata Tod., Serapias laxiflora Rchb. f., Serapias mascaensis H. Kretzschmar, G. Kretzschmar & Kreutz, Serapias occultata J. Gay ex Cavalier., Serapias acculta - Habitat: grassy, unmaintained, semiruderal, open, sunny, dry place; flat terrain; calcareous ground; average precipitations ~ 900 mm/year, average temperature 12-14 deg C, elevations 50 m (165 feet), Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comments (pertain to pictures in Flicker album Serapias parviflora): Genus Serapias is taxonomically a difficult one. There exists no agreement about how many species it contains. The number varies enormously between three and over 30. Most species are highly variable, their morphology is dependent on habitat where they grow, on location, on which year one examines them, etc. Hybrids are common. Often for a reliable determination to species level one needs to observe traits, which are hidden inside the flowers and usual photographs of the habit and the flowers alone do not suffice. Of cause, sometimes the shape of the plants found correspond perfectly to the descriptions of 'typical' species in the literature and then there is no problem of cause with the determination. - Serapias parviflora is a Mediterranean plant as all members of the genus. It is rather widespread but rather rare. It can be recognized by its low and slender looking habit, narrow flowers and pale colors. Stems usually arise singly. A distinctive trait is the shape of the base of the hypochile, which cannot be observed without destroying the flowers of this protected by law plant. - Ref.: (1) Personal communication, Det.: Ljiljana Borovečki-Voska, Zagreb, Croatia. (2) P. Delforge, Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, 3rd Edition, A&C Black Publishers (2006), London, p 248. (3) H. Baumann, S. Künkele, R. Lorentz, Orchideen Europas, Mit angrenzenden Gebieten, Ulmer (2006), p 294. (4) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 3. Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020) p 225. (5) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 522.camera Nikon D700 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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