"The grassland, scrub and woods beside our major roads... harbour rare plants such as the... green-winged orchid [Orchis morio L.]...
now flourish on road sides... green-winged orchids (M40, Bucks)... bee [Ophrys apifera Hudson], pyramidal [Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich.], early purple [Orchis mascula (L.) L.] and common spotted orchid [Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soo]. ... many counties managing minor roads have been running protected verge schemes. These roadsides you can safely explore: many... contain rarities such as... lady orchid [Orchis purpurea L.] (Kent)" source : http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article620740.ece ********** regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
