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And talking of Ophrys, here's an Early Spider orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) from a week or so ago near Dancing Ledge in Purbeck. The daisies give a sense of scale. It has a very localised distribution in the UK (only a handful of locations along the south coast) but can grow in vast numbers.

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1 hour ago, wattsy said:

One of the Ophrys insect mimic species. Looks smilar to the Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) we get in the UK in June.

Thanks for your comment, wattsy. In the meantime, my wife discovered various sites through Google, and it seems that there are more than 30,000 varieties known of "orchid"-type plants. I also discovered an illustration of "my" orchids under "Wild orchids".

Your second illustrated comment arrived when I was busy writing this answer...but I only completed it now because it was time for lunch. Your photo shows plants very similar to the ones I photographed, but seem much bigger. Anyhow, many "wild" varieties are common here, in South Portugal. Thanks again for your contribution.

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vor 2 Stunden schrieb Pecole:

Discovered this morning in a wild part of our garden, these very small wild orchids. Finally, how many varieties of orchids are registered?

It is definitely ophrys apifera. Quite rare!

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5 hours ago, EUSe said:

It is definitely ophrys apifera. Quite rare!

Yes, I think you are right. Bee orchid is quite common in the UK (comparatively so anyway).

 

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When walking again - with care - this morning in the wild part of our garden, I found a new, slightly different wild orchid. Here are two images, followed by the ones I took of new discoveries. Blessed spring!

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Blossoms - small and tender. CL and L Macro 60 mm.

 

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Orchis mascula, our most common orchid, very abundant this year. Leica CL. 

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More of them.

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Where they grow.

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A last one, Leica Q.

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Am 1.5.2019 um 17:36 schrieb Pecole:

When walking again - with care - this morning in the wild part of our garden, I found a new, slightly different wild orchid. Here are two images, followed by the ones I took of new discoveries. Blessed spring!

 

     

Could be Ophrys lutea, at home in Portugal.

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Blue columbine - CL and L 60 mm macro.

 

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