Lizard Orchid
Lizard Orchid / himantoglossum hircinum. Leicestershire. 17/06/20.
'BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD.'
This single, diminutive Lizard Orchid caused much interest last summer when it was discovered growing on a roadside verge in Leicestershire. Experienced botanists speculated it was between 3-5 years old and, having attained the height of 13cms, was typical of a first time flowering Lizard Orchid.
I was told where it grew yet even so, once in the general area, it took a lot of painstaking searching to find. Sadly, some days after making my images it met it's fate in the form of a misplaced foot. I've heard it got trampled to a pulp so we will never know how it would have gone on to develop in future years.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Lizard Orchid
Lizard Orchid / himantoglossum hircinum. Leicestershire. 17/06/20.
'BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD.'
This single, diminutive Lizard Orchid caused much interest last summer when it was discovered growing on a roadside verge in Leicestershire. Experienced botanists speculated it was between 3-5 years old and, having attained the height of 13cms, was typical of a first time flowering Lizard Orchid.
I was told where it grew yet even so, once in the general area, it took a lot of painstaking searching to find. Sadly, some days after making my images it met it's fate in the form of a misplaced foot. I've heard it got trampled to a pulp so we will never know how it would have gone on to develop in future years.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.