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Iberianature Forum  |  Plants and Fungus of Iberia  |  flowers, shrubs and grasses etc (Moderators: Sue, lisa)  |  Topic: ID Orchid, tall, red flowers: solved, Dactylorhiza elata 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
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Petrea
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« on: July 03, 2009, 21:13 PM »
Found on a wet meadow, Sierra Nevada, N. side, ca 2000m.

Looks a bit like Dactylorhiza elata.  However, not significantly "dotted".

Unfortunately, the photos gets a bit blurred if magnified.  Cry

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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2009, 22:41 PM »
Yes, it looks like Dactylorhiza elata.
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Petrea
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2009, 14:17 PM »
So you don't think the lack of clear dots is important?

It was quite a tall orchid, the biggest about knee high. That could rule out some of the possibilities.

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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2009, 21:12 PM »
Dactylorhiza elata is extremely variable. I have seen them with and without dots, patterns of all kinds, size from 10 cm to over 1.50m...
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 21:26 PM »
OK, thanks again, Andres!
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