dactylorhiza sp id please? (Guernsey) (1 Viewer)

Isurus

Well-known member

• May 19, 2010

• #1

D. maculata? D. maculata x praetermissa? I'm confused! if it helps it was the sole plant in a field of loose-flowered so it seems to have bloomed ahead of all the other dacts and it was big (both of which are making me think hybrid).
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4622429332_812e3e2aff_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4622429340_64801d0fb6_b.jpg

thanks all!

 

Quercus

homo sarkensis

• May 20, 2010

• #2

Quote from Sue Daly's book "Wildlife of the Channel Islands"

"The Southern Marsh-Orchid, Dactylorhiza praetermissa is easy to confuse with Heath and Early spotted orchids, a mistake made all the more easy by the number of hybrids between these three species"

.... but Southern-marsh should have unspotted leaves... the flower shape isn't quite right for Comon spotted... and there's fewer spots on the leaves than would be expected

Hmm I dunno... and I need to be back at work! L8rs

 

Isurus

Well-known member

• May 20, 2010

• #3

I was looking at the Guernsey bio records site which similarly pointed out the leaf-spotting issue. I think for the reason of the shape and the leaf spotting I'm going with a heath/southern marsh hybrid.

Is there much in flower on sark?

 

Quercus

homo sarkensis

• May 20, 2010

• #4

Sark's sinking under the weight of flowers!

You come here to do a garden... and find that nature doesn't need help!

 

M

maslyni

Well-known member

• May 29, 2010

• #5

It is obviously a hybrid and appears indeed to be maculata x pratermissa


Mark