[pbs] Orchis name

Hilary Nightingale hilary at ingascony.com
Fri Jun 5 17:24:47 EDT 2009


Hello Giorgio
This looks like a parasitic Orobanche I think. Belonging to the  
Orobanchaceae. The english common name is Broomrape. There are about  
150 spp I believe and they are parasitic on a wide range of other  
plants.

Hilary Nightingale
SW France


On Jun 5, 2009, at 11:11 PM, studio pozzi taubert wrote:

> May anyone help in recognizing this orchis ?
> it a wild orchis from eastern Alps in Italy
> Thanks
>
> http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/gippi50/orchidea002.jpg
> http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/gippi50/orchidea003.jpg
>
> Giorgio Pozzi
> North Italy
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