fly orchid
ophrys insectifera latin

An aberrant form of fly orchid in Surrey.

Woodland glades and edges have important populations of lady and fly orchid.

In the last image, the drooping yellow 'club' is a pollinia (see Fly Orchid, above).

The scarce plants found here include the Fly Orchid and Wild Daffodil.

These include fly orchid, musk orchid and purple milk-vetch.

The Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera) is the tallest of this group but the most often overlooked because of its relatively small, well-spaced flowers.

At the start of June, Darwin wrote to The Gardeners' Chronicle asking for readers' observations on how bee or fly orchids were fertilised.

Ophrys insectifera, the fly orchid, is a species of orchid and the type species of the genus Ophrys.

Orchids are not numerous, generally, but at the right time the Fly Orchid can be seen and last year (2001) we found a Greater Butterfly Orchid.

The nature reserve is an important habitat for several threatened species, e.g. Bog Orchid, Fly Orchid and Brown Beak-Sedge.

Although the Fly Orchid can tolerate quite dense shade, it does particularly well under such conditions and will flourish until other flora becomes established and out-competes it for light.

Delta's most frequent patrons still refer to "Silver Medallion" status as "FO" short for "Flying Orchid" after an early Delta loyalty acknowledgement program.

Amongst the orchids one finds species like Anacamptis coriophora, bee orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata, fly orchid, frog orchid and pyramidal orchid.

On parts of Bonsall Moor for example, up to 8 different species of wild orchid grow, with evocative names like bee orchid, fly orchid and frog orchid.

We will also be carrying out some repairs to steps on the reserve and there's sure to be time to look at the fly orchids which should be in flower at this time.

A favourite walk took the Darwin family to a spot above the quiet Cudham valley, teeming with orchids including Cephalanthera, Neottia, Fly Orchids and Musk Orchids.

The Arboretum is a mature Beech-Magnolia forest containing centuries-old giant beech, magnolia, oak, and ash trees, as well as ferns, hickories, maples, sycamores, and crane fly orchids.

A wide range of orchids flourish including Fly Orchid, Bee Orchid, Green-winged Orchid, Fragrant Orchid and the Greater Butterfly Orchid.

It contains the largest population in Britain of Sword-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia), with more than 2000 plants, as well as other orchids includes White Helleborine, Bird's-nest Orchid and Fly Orchid.

It is on the semi-arid grasslands and juniper heaths that the silver thistle, symbol of the Rhön region, grows, alongside gentians, pasque flowers and wood anemones, as well as orchids like the early purple, fragrant and fly orchids.

Spreading by underground rhizomes, it thrives in deep shade or semi-shade, where its dense growth may shade out other woodland flowers such as oxlip, fly orchid, and even young ash seedlings, but in the open it eventually gives way to other plants.

On the meadows west from the lake vegetation of rare plants like the yellow lady's slipper, fly orchid, the Hungarian iris and Iris pumila and various butterfly species can be found, while the eastern puszta areas are covered by Puccinellia peisonis, Aster tripolium, A. pannonicum and Suaeda maritima.

Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera)

The Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera) is the tallest of this group but the most often overlooked because of its relatively small, well-spaced flowers.

On some hidden parts of the reserve orchids like the dark red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens) the fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) and many others grow year by year.