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vascular plants lichens fungi bryophytes ______________________________________________________________________ ORCHIDS
Several Mediterranean/Aegean/Balkan field guides will provide an introduction to the orchids of the area. A more specific work, in Greek and English with maps and illustrations, is available - Kalopissis, Y.T. 1988. The orchids of Greece. Cretan Ecosystem RC. CHECKLIST Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis (Linnaeus) Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea (Linnaeus) Narrow-leaved helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia (Linnaeus) Broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine (Linnaeus) Violet limodore Limodorum abortivum (Linnaeus) Twayblade Listera ovata (Linnaeus) Bee orchid Ophrys apifera Hudson A spider orchid Ophrys atrata (Lindley) A woodcock orchid Ophrys bremifera Horned orchid Ophrys cornuta A spider orchid Ophrys epirotica Dark bee orchid Ophrys fusca s.l. Link Lesser yellow bee orchid Ophrys sicula Bosom orchid Ophrys mammosa s.l. (Desf.) Early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes Miller Bug orchid Orchis fragrans (Pollini) Naked man orchid Orchis italica Poiret Loose-flowered orchid Orchis laxiflora Lamarck Pink butterfly orchid Orchis papilionacea Linnaeus Painted orchid Orchis picta Provence orchid Orchis provincialis Balbis Four-spotted orchid Orchis quadripunctata Ten. Monkey orchid Orchis simia Lamarck Toothed orchid Orchis tridentata Scopoli Heart-flowered serapias Serapias cordigera (Linnaeus) Ploughshare orchid Serapias vomeracea s.l. (Burm.) Autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis (Linnaeus)
UNCONFIRMED SPECIES Dense-flowered orchid Neotinea maculata (Desf.) Greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) |
Orchids, because of their rarity and beauty, hold a special fascination for
all naturalists. On Thásos the orchid flora consists of 27 confirmed species
and a further two whose presence needs verifying. Some species will be familiar
to botanists from north-western Europe, such as pyramidal orchid and autumn lady’s
tresses, but there are also more exotic species including violet limodore and
heart-flowered serapias. In damp lowland meadows loose-flowered orchids can be
spectacular and abundant. During my visits I have rarely encountered other
species - limodore in the chestnut woods above Panagia, Provence orchid in
montane pastures among the conifers below Profitis Ilias, and horned orchid in
the old olive groves on the slopes above Thassos Town. No doubt more observant
botanists will find these and other orchid species more frequently but I think
it’s true to say that they are localised and hence always a delight when
stumbled upon.