Terrestrial orchids of Western Victoria
 

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Linked herewith are the latest photos taken on a six day rouseabout of
Western Victoria.
Peter

Terrestrial orchids of Western Victoria
 

Its amazing what a camera with a good macro can do! Nevertheless, the
arachnorchis are surprising re dimensions. Tip to tip, the parva's are est.
4 inches, while some venustas are 8 inches tip to tip. Their slimline
features are deceptive - make these look smaller. Some of the West
Australian spiders are larger again, some reaching 12 inches tip to tip.
Cheers,
Peter

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P Max wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7212964...7602206384916/

Linked herewith are the latest photos taken on a six day rouseabout of
Western Victoria.
Peter
Sometimes it's the smaller flowers which are (with, of course, a good
photographer's intervention!) the most photogenic - I especially like the
C.parva and C.stricta. What dramatic flowers!

Terrestrial orchids of Western Victoria
 

How nice to have native orchids. Ours are not so impressive. At least to
my eye.

K Barrett

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Its amazing what a camera with a good macro can do! Nevertheless, the
arachnorchis are surprising re dimensions. Tip to tip, the parva's are
est. 4 inches, while some venustas are 8 inches tip to tip. Their slimline
features are deceptive - make these look smaller. Some of the West
Australian spiders are larger again, some reaching 12 inches tip to tip.
Cheers,
Peter

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"tenman" wrote in message
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P Max wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7212964...7602206384916/

Linked herewith are the latest photos taken on a six day rouseabout of
Western Victoria.
Peter
Sometimes it's the smaller flowers which are (with, of course, a good
photographer's intervention!) the most photogenic - I especially like the
C.parva and C.stricta. What dramatic flowers!

Terrestrial orchids of Western Victoria
 

I love you cyp's Kathy! Are these well north of your location - out of your
range?
Peter

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How nice to have native orchids. Ours are not so impressive. At least to
my eye.

K Barrett

"P Max" wrote in message
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Its amazing what a camera with a good macro can do! Nevertheless, the
arachnorchis are surprising re dimensions. Tip to tip, the parva's are
est. 4 inches, while some venustas are 8 inches tip to tip. Their
slimline features are deceptive - make these look smaller. Some of the
West Australian spiders are larger again, some reaching 12 inches tip to
tip.
Cheers,
Peter

--
)
"tenman" wrote in message
...
P Max wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7212964...7602206384916/

Linked herewith are the latest photos taken on a six day rouseabout of
Western Victoria.
Peter
Sometimes it's the smaller flowers which are (with, of course, a good
photographer's intervention!) the most photogenic - I especially like
the C.parva and C.stricta. What dramatic flowers!

Terrestrial orchids of Western Victoria
 

P Max wrote:
I love you cyp's Kathy! Are these well north of your location - out of your
range?
Peter


There is one Cyp californicum, that grows outside my location, as well
as Cyp montanum (I think) which is north and in the Sierra. What I've
seen around here is various Goodyeara type orchids.

K

Terrestrial orchids of Western Victoria
 

Kathy,

According to Ron Parsons, the closest naturally occurring Cypripediums to
the Bay Area are just west of Yosemite.

There is a historical record of Cypripedium californicum on Mt. Tamalpais
but the last sighting was a collection that went into an herbarium!

-Eric in SF
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