Marzer Kogel 4.5.2023
Orchid und other flower hunting with Herwig Gießwein on the Marzer Kogel.
Snowdrop anenomes (Anemone sylvestris) in great amount.
Mostly distributed, in a single place in huge amount: Burnt orchid (Neotinea ustulata)
Burnt orchid (Neotinea ustulata)
Burnt orchid (Neotinea ustulata)
More fruitifications of the greater pasqueflowers (pulsatilla grandis)
Fruitifications of the greater pasqueflowers (pulsatilla grandis)
Cushion spurge (Euphorbia epithymoides)
First military orchid (Orchis militaris)- much more plants with only buds
Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
Common ballflower (Globularia bisnagarica) with the view down.
View down over the village of Marz and the Rosalia mountains till Schneeberg.
Zooming in on Schneeberg
Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
Bella, Lucy and Lotti.
In a hidden grassy place we find this absolute rarity: a hybrid of military orchid (Orchis militaris) and lady orchid (Orchis purpurea)