Orchis israelitica

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• joska (22535)
• [2009-12-22 11:31]

Very nice photo of this endemic orchid!

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• matatur (5312)
• [2009-12-22 12:50]

Such a beautiful, delicate orchid in real fine exposure Ori, thank you for this beauty MF.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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• Ozgur70 (4568)
• [2009-12-22 14:12]

Good capture of this small and endemiz sp.
TFS.

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• ingridshaul (0)
• [2009-12-26 8:35]

Dear Ori,
I am happy, you brought out from your archives this beauty! I shall never have enough photos of orchids.

My poor husband suffers boredom, when I spend hours at an exhibition...

Unfortunately - as you can imagine - in our part of the world are no exhibitions of orchids and very few wild orchids in the Drakensberg - which is off limits - because the Air Force has a Radar Station up there.

Our best friend's daughter was stationed where you found this beautiful Orchis israelitica, and I like the lush slopes very much.

I read an article about:
Floral mimicry between Orchis israelitica Baumann and Dafni (Orchidaceae) and Bellevalia flexuosa Boiss. (Liliaceae)

Summary: Orchis israelitica, which has no food reward, was found to share the pollinators of Bellevalia flexuosa: Eucera clypeata, Bombylius sp. and possibly also Anthophora sp. Since both species have a similar coloration pattern, flowering period and habitats — it is suggested that O. israelitica mimics the flowers of B. flexuosa as a deceit syndrome of pollination.

Thanks a lot for showing this Orchid,
My best wishes for you and your family - especially GOOD HEALTH!

I am looking forward to admire many more of your wonderful work - like the above orchid -in the future.

All the best
Warm regards
Ingrid

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• Pitoncle (9508)
• [2010-02-02 5:11]

Bonjour Ori,
Très belle macro ; merci pour le partage.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard