NORTH HAMPSHIRE ORCHID SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2012 1/4
MEETING ON SUNDAY 18TH. MARCH 2012 Apologies were received from Norma Burgess, Sheila Bicknell, Jonathon Loose, Joan Elliot, David Martin and Maureen Cole. I regret I was not able to pass these on at the meeting as I was feeling unwell and Ken had to take me back home before the meeting started. Many thanks to those members who jumped in and took over at such short notice. As I was not there I was unable to take notes of the talk by Roy Bailey-Wood about British Wild Orchids. However, you will be pleased to know that Tricia did and the following are her notes which are very gratefully received.
Notes on Roy Bailey-Wood's talk
Roy spoke mainly about the genus Dactylorhiza, but also mentioned others. Some prefer chalky soil and others, e.g. the Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculate) more acidic conditions, CYMBIDIUM HYBRID which means that Hampshire is blessed with a wide Lawrence Gray won all three places on display table number of Orchid species. He showed a selection Ist : CYMBIDIUM HYBRID of slides, all of which were very interesting but the 2nd : COELOGYNE HUETTEVIANA favourites were possibly those of grassland 3rd : DENDROBIUM KINGIANUM apparently covered in orchids. Cont page 2
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(Neottia nidus-avis) grows amongst Beech roots; possibly the mycorrhizal fungus in the orchid's roots have some sort of symbiotic relationship with the Beech tree roots Continued from page 1
Orchids are some of the few plants which are successful in Beech forests. The native Helleborines are often found in these woods and the Bird's Nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) grows amongst Beech roots; possibly the mycorrhizal fungus in the orchid's roots have some sort of symbiotic relationship with the Beech tree roots.Dactylorhizas breed readily with one another, which makes identification difficult on field trips as there are so many variations. Most appear to be based on the Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsia and the Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata)
. Roy also spoke about the re-classification of many orchids, brought about by a greater knowledge of DNA. One example being the Frog Orchid, formerly known as Coeloglossum viride, has now been classified as Dactylorhiza viridis, which COELOGYNE HUETTEVIANA may explain why it breeds so freely with many Marsh Orchids in spite of looking so dissimilar. The Green-veined Photos of first , second and third places by Orchid (Anacamptis morio) is now classified as related to the Tricia Garner. Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) although it Other plants on table by Mike Sharman more loosely resembles the Early Purple Orchid (Orchis macula). The Early Purple used to be profuse but there are fewer now due to modern agricultural practices - it grows in grassland and woodlands, more lax growth in the shade of woodland and sturdy in grassland.
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Also found in Hampshire are the Autumn Lady's Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) in low-growing turf and the Bog Orchid (Hammarbya paludosa) which is a tiny plant, growing amongst New Forest sphagnum moss.
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DENDROCHILIUM Mike Sharman
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PHALAENOPSIS Gill Britnell
COELOGENE SELECTION Mike Sharman