Local bee orchid variant


Posted by Swissblad on Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:55 am

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A portrait of the local bee orchid variant: Ophrys apifera var basiliensis

Composite image merged from 8K video stack.

Nikon Z9 with Irix 150mm macro

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by david fletcher on Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:15 am
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Beautifully done Sinuhe. Like the composition and that it has sets of three repeating in the image.
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by Swissblad on Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:38 am
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david fletcher wrote: Beautifully done Sinuhe.  Like the composition and that it has sets of three repeating in the image.
Thanks Dave - glad you liked it - we were chaffed to find this prime specimen this morning. I just added some minor tweaks - at times I tend to upload my images a wee bit too fast ;)
 

by Carol Clarke on Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:43 am
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What a beautiful orchid and image! Surely it is unusual to have a bee orchid that hasn't got darker 'bees' - or am I wrong?

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by Swissblad on Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:04 am
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Carol Clarke wrote: What a beautiful orchid and image!  Surely it is unusual to have a bee orchid that hasn't got darker 'bees' - or am I wrong?

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Thanks Carol, - and you are correct, the "normal" bee orchid is much more colourful. The basiliensis variant is a member of the semi hypo-chromatic "chlorantha" family, characterised by their selective loss of colour pigment, as explained in detail here.

The unique feature of the "basiliensis" compared to normal chlorantha, are the large petal-like sepals, which give the flower a distinct 5 lobed structure compared to the usual 3 large petals and 2 diminutively small sepals. 

As with all species, it's always exiting to find the rare oddities - and we're glad to see that this population is slowly taking root, in this most unusual industrial locale!


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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:32 pm
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Swissblad wrote:
Carol Clarke wrote: What a beautiful orchid and image!  Surely it is unusual to have a bee orchid that hasn't got darker 'bees' - or am I wrong?

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Thanks Carol, - and you are correct, the "normal" bee orchid is much more colourful. The basiliensis variant is a member of the semi hypo-chromatic "chlorantha" family, characterised by their selective loss of colour pigment, as explained in detail here.

The unique feature of the "basiliensis" compared to normal chlorantha, are the large petal-like sepals, which give the flower a distinct 5 lobed structure compared to the usual 3 large petals and 2 diminutively small sepals. 

As with all species, it's always exiting to find the rare oddities - and we're glad to see that this population is slowly taking root, in this most unusual industrial locale!

Fascinating!  Thanks for the additional information - and so clearly explained, Sinuhe.  :) 

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:50 pm
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Beautiful orchid species and thanks for the additional information, Sinuhe.
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by Yun Gao on Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:28 pm
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Simple and clean. Nice green against green.
 

by Tom Whelan on Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:27 pm
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A pretty grouping, light delicate colors - a lovely image.
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by ChrisRoss on Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:24 am
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A great find and well captured. Seems a familiar story fighting to preserve rare orchid species like this.
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by John Labrenz on Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:41 am
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Axel Hildebrandt wrote: Beautiful orchid species and thanks for the additional information, Sinuhe.


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by Salvatore Oppedisano on Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:42 am
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Stunning orchid and great image !
 

by Swissblad on Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:08 pm
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Salvatore Oppedisano wrote: Stunning orchid and great image !
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