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Herbarium specimen: Ophrys insectifera

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Ophrys insectifera L. ("Fly Orchid")
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Ophrys insectifera L. ("Fly Orchid")
Collected by:Stella Ross-Craig
Joseph Robert Sealy
Collection date:20/6/1970
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Horsley, TQ05, on steep leas by shaded path
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K000773009
Image:
© Kew
Ophrys insectifera herbarium specimen from Horsley, VC17 Surrey in 1970 by Stella Ross-Craig.
notes:Sepals pale green; petals maroon; lips dark red-brown with pale slate-blue markings, column green, anthers pinkish-orange or red. See spirit specimens

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Documented by tom humphrey on 8th May 2012.

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