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Showing posts with label Ophrys argolica. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Ophrys argolica

304_5889 [Ophrys argolica]

This is a perennial, low-growing (15-35 cm), wild orchid
with a deep brown lip of about 12 mm in length
and two prominent, usually bluish, eyes
that make this beautiful species easily recognizable.
 
It is found in scrub, grassy hillsides and olive groves of East Mediterranean.
  
 
304_2060 [Ophrys argolica]
 
 In Greece,
it is found in South mainland and on the islands of Crete and Cythera.
It blooms in March to May at heights up to 1000 m.
 
 

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Ophrys argolica

300_6288 [Ophrys argolica]



300_6288 [Ophrys argolica]

A magnified section of the picture at the top
 

Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on April 14, 2018



Saturday, July 16, 2016

Ophrys argolica

802_3586 [Ophrys argolica]

Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on April 12, 2016

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Ophrys argolica

801_4323-3 [Ophrys argolica]


801_4317 [Ophrys argolica]

Both photographed on Mt. Hymittos on April 15, 2014