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- Defining orchids reliably - Tips for determining keys
- First step: identify orchid as such
- How To Identify Step By Step A Lady's Slipper Orchid
- Tips
The lady's slipper orchid is native to us
Defining orchids reliably - Tips for determining keys
Not so easy to correctly determine an orchid type among countless native genera. As you approach the solution step by step with a key, we would like to illustrate with the following examples.
First step: identify orchid as such
Before you consult a key, it should undoubtedly be established that you actually have an orchid in front of you. For this purpose take a look at the flowers. An orchid flower is composed of 3 sepals (sepals) as the outer Hüllblattkreis. The inner Hüllblattkreis form 3 petals. From it forms a leaf to the lip, the unmistakable feature of an orchid flower.
The lip is optionally equipped with or without spur and created as a simple landing place for the pollinators. In lady's slipper orchids, the lip acts as a kettle flower trap for curious bees and bumblebees.
How To Identify Step By Step A Lady's Slipper Orchid
The yellow lady's slipper orchid is the only cypripedium native to Germany. Anyone who moves with open eyes in the field and forest may hope for an encounter. Use the following key to discover the identity:
On the other hand, if you come to Key 2 and realize that it is a flower with a long spur, then the key branches off towards other orchid species, such as the Large Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) with a flower spike that is up to 20 cm long.
Tips
Have you identified a magnificent lady's slipper orchid using the wilderness key? Then respectful admiration and detailed photography is allowed. Since the floral treasure in Germany is threatened with extinction, a Cypripedium calceolus is subject to nature conservation. Picking or digging is punishable by heavy fines.