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Herbarium specimen: Ophrys insectifera

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Ophrys insectifera L. ("Fly Orchid")
Other name:Orchideae: Ophrys muscifera Huds.
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Ophrys insectifera L. ("Fly Orchid")
Collected by:William West (Bradford)
William West
Collection date:25/5/1890
Locality:Great Britain, VC14 East Sussex, Clayton, TQ3013, thickets near Clayton Chalkpit, a mile S of Hassocks Gate station, (altitude 350ft)
communicated:Prof George Stephen West
ex herb:William West (Bradford)
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Ophrys insectifera herbarium specimen from Clayton, VC14 East Sussex in 1890 by William West (Bradford).
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Frequent

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+Ophrys insectiferaGB, VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire, CollinghamWilliam West5/1879BIRM

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Documented by mikedaps on 8th November 2009.

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