Hi Prem, thanks for this post, the species was unknown to me. The first thing that struck me was the labelum in the photo in the bottom centre (extreme flower closeup) ... striking resemblance to our Serapias here in Europe. Is it known what insect pollinates this species ?
regards, Fred > As some of you may know, Pteroglossaspis pottsii is an orchid species fairly > new to science, and it grows right here in Florida. I have had the privilege > of visiting and photographing this endangered orchid in its habitat for two > years now. > > While previously on my site as part of a photo essay, I now have created the > official Pteroglossaspis pottsii gallery page, enhanced with new photos from > 2008 (including an interesting greyscale treatment that I may do more of if > it seems well-received.) You can see the photos and read more about this > orchid here: > > http://www.flnativeorchids.com/natives_gallery/pteroglossaspis_pottsii.htm > > ---Prem _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
