Dense-flowered orchid - Neotinea maculata (Desf.) Stearn, 1974 - Cyprus

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Neotinea maculata, the dense-flowered orchid, is an orchid native to Asia Minor and parts of Europe, Cyprus and North Africa.

The leaves are oblong, 5 cm in length, and form a basal rosette which develops from round underground nodules that are up to 6 cm in diameter. Stems supported emerge vertically from the rosette and are covered for a third of their length with a light green bract. The flowering period is from April to June, during which an inflorescence of small white to pink flowers are produced.

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Orchis laxiflora Lam. 1779 (Basionym) - Anacamptis laxiflora (Lam.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase (1997) - Cyprus

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Anacamptis laxiflora (lax-flowered orchid, loose-flowered orchid, or green-winged meadow orchid) is a species of orchid. It has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia as far north as in Germany, and is found in wet meadows with alkaline soil. It grows up to 60 cm high. A. laxiflora is common in Normandy and Brittany (France), but in the United Kingdom it is represented only on the Channel Islands, where it is called Jersey orchid. Notable localities in the Channel Islands include Le Noir Pré meadow in Jersey and several fields at Les Vicheries in Guernsey, where mass blooms of these orchids can be observed from late May to early June.

Synonyms

Orchis laxiflora Lam. 1779 (Basionym)

Orchis palustris ssp. laxiflora (Lam.) Batt. 1895

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Ophrys apifera var. chlorantha - Cyprus

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Φωτογραφίες, του Γιώργου Κωνσταντίνου Akamas 25/3/2021

Ophrys apifera Huds. - Cyprus

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Ophrys apifera is widespread across central and southern Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East. Its range stretches from Portugal, Ireland and Denmark east to Iran and the Caucasus. It is quite common in the Mediterranean region eastwards to the Black Sea, (Codes)  but is less common in its northern range being uncommon or local in Germany and Ireland.

In the United Kingdom, it has a distinct southeastern preference, being more common in England. Recently it has been found in the southwest of England in Butleigh near Glastonbury in Somerset and Dorchester, Dorset; whereas it is only to be found in coastal regions of Wales as well as the Hodbarrow Nature Reserve in Millom, Cumbria,[6] and some parts of Northern Ireland. It is relatively common in the northeast of England and in recent years large numbers have appeared in the grass verges surrounding the Metro Centre in Gateshead. In Scotland, it was thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in Ayrshire in 2003. In some countries the plants have protected status. They are unusual in that in some years they appear in great numbers, then sometimes only reappear after an absence of many years.

The genus Ophrys is the most species-rich (i.e. diverse) genus of orchids in Europe and the Mediterranean with over 200 species, according to Orchids of Britain and Europe by Pierre Delforge.

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Ophrys apifera var. bicolor E.Nelson - Cyprus

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Epipactis veratrifolia subsp. oaseana (Shifman) Kreutz - Cyprus

 Epipactis, or helleborine, is a genus of terrestrial orchids consisting of approximately 70 species. This genus is abbreviated as Epcts in horticultural trade.

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Φωτογραφίες, του Γιώργου Κωνσταντίνου Episkopi British Base 12/4/2023