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Loose-Flowered Orchid, rahlocvijetni kaćun

Anacamptis laxiflora

Description:

This slender but tall (up to 60 cm) orchid prefers damp habitats and can be found in fens and marshy meadows and beside streams. Its deeply convex lip, together with its loosely arranged flower spike, distinguishes it from the many other similar coloured orchids.

Habitat:

Damp meadow

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2 Comments

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Thank you very much, Lenny! I will try to find the book you recommended in bookstore! We don't have any fieldguide in Croatia, unfortunately! I looked your photos of orchids of Britain, they are amazing! Love it! :)

LennyWorthington
LennyWorthington 10 years ago

I can recommend this Book.
Field Guide to Orchids of Britain and Europe [Paperback]
Karl Peter Buttler (Author)

Jopy
Spotted by
Jopy

Zadar, Croatia

Spotted on May 9, 2014
Submitted on May 9, 2014

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