HISTORY OF UPDATES:

December 2009
6-12-09 Link to a new and very interesting blog about the Orchids of Cyprus, by Michael Pettemerides
5-12-09 Ophrys colossaea (5 new photos by Ferdinand Ellenbast) and Ophrys thesei (3 new photos, by Helmut Presser)
November 2009
23-11-09 Ophrys lyciensis (12 new photos)
1-11-09 10 new photos of Ophrys andria and Ophrys aeoli, all made by Helmut Presser
September 2009
13-9-09 Epipactis atrorubens x subclausa (3 photos) and new photos of Epipactis atrorubens and Epipactis subclausa
5-9-09 Ophrys hansreinhardii (4 photos)
August 2009
18-8-09 Himantoglossum comperianum (Comperia comperiana) (8 new photos, 3 by Ferdinand Ellenbast)
July 2009
28-7-09 Ophrys chiosica (6 new photos by Helmut Presser)
May 2009
5-09 Ophrys helenae (8 new photos by Volker Dümichen), Orchis italica x simia, 2 new photos of Orchis purpurea x simia, Ophrys ferrum-equinum x helenae, Ophrys helenae x spruneri
1-5-09 Ophrys masticorum (4 photos)
March 2009
22-3-09 Gymnadenia odoratissima (2 photos by Tristan Lafranchis)

and Dactylorhiza smolikana (6 photos by Helmut Presser)

18-3-09 Ophrys aegaea (6 photos, 2 from Giannis Gavalas and Sotiris Alexiou)
February 2009
7-2-09 Epipactis atrorubens (4 photos) and Epipactis spiridonovii (5 photos)
January 2009
11-1-09 Limodorum trabutianum (3 photos) and Limodorum trabutianum ssp. thracum (4 photos)
December 2008
7-12-08 Ophrys pelinaea (4 photos)
October 2008
19-10-08 Ophrys cretica subspecies bicornuta (4 photos)
12-10-08 11 (!!) new Ophrys hybrids added in the page Ophrys hybrids (Ophrys argolica x reinholdii, ariadnae x mammosa, attica x epirotica, attica x helenae, attica x oestrifera, bombyliflora x oestrifera, cinereophila x fleischmannii, cretensis x spruneri, helenae x oestrifera, mammosa x oestrifera, reinholdii x zeusii)
September 2008
21-9-08 Ophrys creberrima (4 photos) and two new links http://natura.pblogs.gr/ and http://orchids-of-greece.pblogs.gr/ by Nikos Nikitidis
May 2008
10-5-08 Orchis provincialis x spitzelii (Orchis x tingitania) and 4 new photos of Orchis pauciflora, all by Ilias Tselos (Karpenisi)
3-5-08 Ophrys thesei (4 photos)
April 2008
6-4-08 One more interesting blog about the flora of Vermio mountain, by Dimosthenis Pitos

http://floravermio.blogspot.com/

March 2008
29-3-08 A link to a new site about Orchids from Turkey, made by my neighbour Nejdet Bozkurt and 3 photos of Ophrys cretica
9-3-08 Ophrys ariadnae (6 new photos by Helmut Presser and Giorgos Pastrikos)
February 2008
29-2-08 Ophrys calocaerina (9 new photos by Helmut Presser) and Epipactis greuteri (6 photos by Helmut Presser)
20-2-08 Two new photos of Dactylorhiza sabucina var. zimmermanii, by Ilias Tselos

Also a new link to the interesting site of Hemut Presser at: http://www.bundnaturschutz-eichstaett.de/orchid/OrchBei1.htm

16-2-08 Goodyera repens (3 photos by Spyros Tsiftsis) and 2 new photos of Orchis pallens (by Ilias Tselos)
12-2-2008 Three interesting blogs with issues concerning orchids and many more

http://floraamorgina.blogspot.com/

http://floraattica.blogspot.com/

http://rhodesnature.blogspot.com/

(see also at the bottom of the page)

January 2008
13-1-2008 Two new photos of Ophrys melena and 2 new photos of Ophrys hebes, all given kindly by Ferdinand Ellenbast
12-1-2008 Two new orchis hybrids, Orchis pauciflora x quandripunctata, given kindly by Ferdinand Ellenbast and Orchis (Neotinea) tridentata x ustulata.
6-1-2008 Three new hybrids, Ophrys aesculapii x reinholdii, Ophrys aesculapii x spruneri and Ophrys attica x spruneri, given kinldy by Ferdinand Ellenbast
December 2007
23-12-07 Orchis militaris x purpurea (Orchis x hybrida) (4 photos)
November 2007
24-11-07 Dactylorhiza pythagorae, a new species for the site by Giorgos Fakas and new photos of Cephalanthera epipactoides, lonifolia and rubra by Giorgos Pastrikos and Ilias Tselos
October 2007
21-10-07 Orchis militaris (6 photos) and a new Ophrys hybrid (Ophrys attaviria var eptapigiensis x omegaifera - 2 photos)
7-10-07 Dactylorhiza graeca (6 photos)
September 2007
9-9-07 Neotia cordata (3 photos) and Ophrys halia (3 new photos by Giorgos Pastrikos)
August 2007
16-8-07 5 new Ophrys hybrids (Ophrys aesculapii x ferrum-equinum, Ophrys argolica x villosa, Ophrys attica x villosa, Ophrys ferrum-equinum x spruneri, Ophrys spruneri x villosa), all from Lakonia, Peloponnisos
July 2007
15-7-07 Orchis punctulata (4 new photos) and Orchis punctulata x purpurea (Orchis x wulffiana) (1 photo) by Giorgos Pastrikos
June 2007
24-6-07 Corallorrhiza trifida (5 photos, 2 of them by Spyros Tsiftsis)
01-06-07 Ophrys ferrum-equinum x reinholdii (Ophrys x kalteiseniana)
May 2007
12-5-07 Epipactis gracilis (5 photos, 3 of them by Spyros Tsiftsis)
April 2007
28-4-07 Ophrys lindia (3 photos)
17-4-07 Ophrys colossaea (3 photos by Giorgos Pastrikos)
March 2007
10-3-07 Gymnadenia rhellicani (5 photos)
February 2007
17-2-07 Himantoglossum comperianum (Comperia comperiana) (4 photos)
January 2007
27-1-07 Epipactis cretica (2 photos) and Epipactis subclausa (2 new photos)
December 2006
23-12-06 Orchis pauciflora x pinetorum (4 photos)
17-12-06 Ophrys cinereophila (3 photos) and an aberrant Ophrys spruneri (1 photo by Giorgos Michalopoulos)
November 2006
19-11-06 Dactylorhiza kalopissii (4 photos)
October 2006
28-10-06 Orchis pinetorum x spitzelii (3 photos)
8-10-06 Ophrys cerastes x zeusii (4 photos)
September 2006
16-9-06 Dactylorhiza incarnata (5 photos)
2-9-06 Coeloglossum viride (4 photos)
August 2006
20-8-06 Epipogium aphyllum (4 photos)
4-8-06 Dactylorhiza iberica (4 photos by Giorgos Pastrikos)
July 2006
30-7-06 Dactylorhiza pindica (3 photos) and Dactylorhiza baumanniana (1 NEW photo)
18-7-06 Orchis purpurea x simia (Orchis x angusticruris) (2 photos)
7-7-06 Ophrys insectifera (4 photos)
June 2006
20-6-06 Ophrys polyxo (4 photos by James Mast de Maeght and one from Vaggelis Papiomytoglou)
12-6-06 Himantoglossum samariense (2 photos by Vaggelis Papiomytoglou) and Orchis pallens (2 NEW photos)
May 2006
26-5-06 Orchis sancta (3 photos by Giorgos Pastrikos)
20-5-06 Hypochromic Ophrys aesculapii, herae, speculum and Serapias parviflora (5 photos by A. Michalopoulos and E. Kalogeropoulos)
April 2006:
29-4-06 Orchis laxiflora (2 NEW photos by Andreas Michalopoulos) and Ophrys bombyliflora (5 NEW photos by Andreas Michalopoulos and Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
20-4-06 Ophrys argolica x ferrum-equinum and Ophrys ferrum-equinum mammosa  (2 NEW hybrids - 3 photos by Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
15-4-06 Ophrys parosica (4 photos by Giorgos Kavallis and Maroulia Kontou)
8-4-06 Limodorum abortivum var. rubrum (1 photo by G. Pastrikos) and Ophrys aesculapii (3 NEW photos)
March 2006:
25-3-06 Ophrys fleischmannii (1 NEW photo by Vaggelis Papiomytoglou) and Ophrys spruneri (1 NEW photo by Vaggelis Papiomytoglou)
18-3-06 Ophrys thriptiensis (2 NEW photos by Vaggelis Papiomytoglou) and Ophrys herae (1 NEW photo by Vaggelis Papiomytoglou)
6-3-06 Orchis papilionacea x tridentata (1 photo by Vaggelis Papiomytoglou) and Orchis papilionacea ssp. heroica (2 NEW photos by Vaggelis Papiomytoglou)
February 2006:
26-2-06 Ophrys halia (2 photos by James Mast de Maeght) and Ophrys omegaifera (4 NEW  photos by James Mast de Maeght)
18-2-06 Ophrys sphaciotica (2 photos given kindly by Hans Dekker)
10-2-06 Ophrys creticola (4 photos received from James Mast de Maeght)
3-2-06 Ophrys leucadica (4 NEW photos, 2 of them received from Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
January 2006:
29-1-06 Ophrys cretica ssp. beloniae (4 photos by James Mast de Maeght)
22-1-06 Orchis prisca (2 photos by Vaggelis Papiomytoglou)
16-1-06 Dactylorhiza cordigera x Gymnadenia frivaldii  (Dactylodenia illyrica) (4 photos)
10-1-06 Ophrys fleischmannii (3 photos received from James Mast de Maeght) and Ophrys omegaifera (1 NEW photo received from Vaggelis Papiomytoglou)
4-1-06 Ophrys heldreichii (4 NEW photos received from Vaggelis Papiomytoglou)
December 2005:
22-12-05 Ophrys schlechteriana (6 photos, 4 of them received from Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
14-12-05 Ophrys dodekanensis x heterochila (Ophrys x ?) (1 photo received from James Mast de Maeght)
8-12-05 Aberrant Ophrys heldreichii with huge lip (1 photo received from Vaggelis Papiomytoglou)
3-12-05 Ophrys heterochila (4 photos, 3 of them received from James Mast de Maeght)
November 2005:
26-11-05 Ophrys lacaena (5 photos)
14-11-05 Ophrys candica ssp. cytherea from Kythira island (8 photos)
7-11-05 Ophrys schlechteriana with divided lip (1 photo received from Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos) and 4 NEW hypochromic orchids (in the section "abnormal colors")
2-11-05 Dactylorhiza cordigera (7 NEW photos of 2 varieties) from Vitsi mountain, Kastoria
October 2005:
28-10-05 Ophrys episcopalis (5 photos) from Kos island
22-10-05 Orchis ovalis (6 photos, 3 of them received from James Mast de Maeght)
13-10-05 Ophrys attica (2 NEW photos) and Ophrys spruneri (2 NEW photos)
9-10-05 Ophrys herae x mammosa (3 photos)
4-10-05 Ophrys lucis (4 photos received from James Mast de Maeght)
September 2005:
30-9-05 Serapias patmia (2 photos received from Walter Van den Bussche)
25-9-05 Ophrys aeoli (1 photo received from Walter Van den Bussche) and Ophrys andria (2 NEW photos received from Walter Van den Bussche)
24-9-05 Serapias ionica (2 photos received from Walter Van den Bussche)
21-9-05 Ophrys icariensis (3 photos received from Walter Van den Bussche)
16-9-05 Gymnadenia frivaldii (6 photos)
13-9-05 Ophrys astypalaeica (3 photos received from Walter Van den Bussche)
9-9-05 Ophrys ceto (6 photos)
3-9-05 Ophrys sepioides (7 photos)
1-9-05 Ophrys cornutula (4 photos)
August 2005:
25-8-05 NEW special page devoted to late flowering Ophrys of the mammosa group, growing to North and Northwestern Greece
21-8-05 Ophrys epirotica x leucophthalma (Ophrys x ?) (3 photos)
18-8-05 Ophrys negadensis x zeusii (Ophrys x ?) (2 photos)
14-8-05 Ophrys leucophthalma x mammosa (Ophrys x ?) (5 photos)
12-8-05 Ophrys epirotica (4 NEW photos) and Ophrys helenae (3 NEW photos)
11-8-05 Ophrys leucophthalma (6 NEW photos) and Ophrys mammosa (4 NEW photos)
9-8-05 Ophrys grammica (3 NEW photos) from a new location (Rhodopi massif)
7-8-05 Ophrys helenae (3 NEW photos)
6-8-05 Ophrys apifera (4 photos of an undescribed variety from Pindus range)
5-8-05 Ophrys macedonica (4 photos)
July 2005:
31-7-05 Ophrys negadensis (6 photos)
25-7-05 Ophrys zeusii (13 photos from many locations of north-western Greece)
23-7-05 Ophrys epirotica totally revised (6 NEW photos)
19-7-05 Epipactis microphylla (4 photos)
15-7-05 Ophrys calypsus var. pseudoapulica (5 NEW photos)
5-7-05 Ophrys cerastes var. minuscula (4 photos)
June 2005:
30-6-05 Ophrys parvula from Kos island (2 photos)
27-6-05 Ophrys argolica x speculum (Ophrys x rasbachii) (4 photos) and Ophrys argolica (3 NEW photos)
23-6-05 Ophrys umbilicata (4 photos)
19-6-05 Ophrys dodekanensis (4 photos received from James Mast de Maeght)
17-6-05 Ophrys cerastes (8 photos, 2 of them received from Costas Prassinos)
13-6-05 Orchis coriophora (5 NEW photos) and Orchis fragrans (1NEW photo)
10-6-05 Orchis papilionacea ssp messenica (3 photos)
8-6-05 Orchis spitzelii (3 NEW photos)
6-6-05 Neottia nidus-avis (3 photos) and Neottia ovata (3 NEW photos)
3-6-05 Serapias cordigera (3 photos) from Kythira and Serapias carica (3 photos) from Kos island
May 2005:
29-5-05 Ophrys blitopertha (4 photos) from Kos island
27-5-05 Ophrys perpusilla (8 photos)
18-5-05 Ophrys persephonae (4 photos received from James Mast de Maeght)
13-5-05 Unclassified No7: an early Ophrys of iricolor group with small lip, from Lefkada island
8-5-05 Ophrys regis-ferdinandii (4 photos received from James Mast de Maeght)
4-5-05 Ophrys helios (2 photos), Ophrys calypsus (3 photos) and Ophrys calypsus var. scolopaxoides (2 photos)
April 2005:
30-4-05 Ophrys thriptiensis (4 photos received from James Mast de Maeght)
22-4-05 Cephalanthera cucullata (2 photos received from Vaggelis Papiomytoglou, Crete)
20-4-05 Ophrys cephalonica x herae (Ophrys x gilsoniorum) (5 photos)
12-4-05 Ophrys cephalonica from a new location (Lefkada island) (10 photos)
8-4-05 Ophrys herae with big lips (9 NEW photos) from Lefkada island
2-4-05 Ophrys ferrum-equinum (3 NEW photos) from Lefkada island
March 2005:
30-3-05 early Ophrys iricolor (4 NEW photos) from Euboia island
28-3-05 Ophrys speculum (2 NEW photos) and Ophrys villosa (2 NEW photos), from Euboia island
23-3-05 Ophrys leucadica (5 photos)
18-3-05 Ophrys rhodia (5 photos)
11-3-05 Orchis punctulata (4 photos)
4-3-05 Ophrys sitiaca (5 photos)
February 2005:
25-2-05 Ophrys basilissa (4 photos)
18-2-05 Unclassified Ophrys from Epiros (Ophrys "epirotica" with very small lip - 6  MORE photos)
14-2-05 Unclassified Ophrys from Epiros (Ophrys "epirotica" with very small lip - 8 photos)
9-2-05 Ophrys reinholdii (6 NEW photos)
5-2-05 Ophrys grammica (8 NEW photos)
2-2-05 Ophrys omegaifera (1 NEW  photo), Ophrys villosa (2 NEW photos) and Orchis anthropophora (1NEW  photo)
January 2005:
27-1-05 Ophrys ferrum-equinum (2 NEW photos) and Ophrys mammosa (1 NEW  photo)
29-1-05 Ophrys calypsus var. pseudoapulica (2 photos)
23-1-05 Greek scolopaxoid Ophrys with long side horns:

from Delphi and Peloponnisos (southern Greece) (4  NEW photos received from James Mast de Maeght)

20-1-05 Ophrys hystera (4 NEW photos)
17-1-05 Orchis papilionacea ssp. alibertis (3 photos)
13-1-05 Dactylorhiza romana (2 photos)
7-1-05 Greek scolopaxoid Ophrys with long side horns:

from Sterea Ellada and Peloponnisos (southern Greece) (9 photos)

6-1-05

Greek scolopaxoid Ophrys with long side horns:

from Lesbos island (8 photos)

5-1-05 from Thrace (4 photos) and south Olympos slopes (4 photos)
4-1-05 from Kozani, Grevena and Kastoria (7 photos)
1-1-05 from Paiko and Vorras mountains (15 photos)
December 2004:
29-12-04

from Thassos island (10 photos)

27-12-04

from Zagori villages, Epiros (11 photos)

23-12-04

from Olympos, Pieria and Vermion mountains (16 photos)

21-12-04 Orchis elegans (2 NEW photos)
19-12-04 Ophrys ariadnae (2 NEW photos)
17-12-04 Ophrys herae (4 photos)
12-12-04 Orchis boryi x papilionacea ssp. heroica from Andros (2 NEW photos)
11-12-04 Orchis boryi from Andros (3 photos)
9-12-04 Serapias carica var. monantha (4 photos)
4-12-04 Orchis boryi x papilionacea ssp. heroica (2 photos)...
2-12-04 Orchis sitiaca (4 photos)
November 2004:
28-11-04 Orchis boryi var. from Peloponnisos (3 photos)
22-11-04 Orchis boryi var. from Crete (4 photos)
20-11-04 Ophrys attaviria (3 photos)
17-11-04 Orchis anatolica x pauciflora (2 photos)

 

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