Hi
Over the weekend I visited Roanhead near Dalton, Cumbria in the hope of see=
ing and photographing the Coralroot orchid, Corallorhiza trifida.? My under=
standing was that this is the best place?in England to see this orchid.? De=
spite some intensive searching for the supposed 3000+?spikes usually to be =
found there I couldn't find any.? Other orchid species were also very poorl=
y represented.? Why?? Could it be down to the very wet June/early July and =
that this has somehow?disrupted the formation of the mycorrhizal associatio=
ns, or was I just too late?
Cheers
Nige?
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has certainly been a very poor year for orchids here in NE Yorks, with
several spp. not appearing at all at known sites (e.g. burnt-tip,
frog) and others such as butterfly and fragrant orchids only producing
a very few, poor spikes. Strangely the common spotteds have done very
well in places like forest rides and ditches, where they are numerous,
tall and robuster than normal.
Gill
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> Hi
> Over the weekend I visited Roanhead near Dalton, Cumbria in the hope
of seeing and photographing the Coralroot orchid, Corallorhiza
trifida.? My understanding was that this is the best place?in England
to see this orchid.? Despite some intensive searching for the supposed
3000+?spikes usually to be found there I couldn't find any.? Other
orchid species were also very poorly represented.? Why?? Could it be
down to the very wet June/early July and that this has
somehow?disrupted the formation of the mycorrhizal associations, or
was I just too late?
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Nige
I understand that only 2 plants flowered at Sandscale Haws this year (we
visited at the end of May, and again last Wednesday and didn't see them
either). Talking to the warden I understand the numbers fluctuate each year
anyway.
Rich M
Richard is correct. 3000 is exceptional even for that site.
Water levels were the problem this year - too high at the wrong time
apparently.
The woodland form is much more reliable as its habitat is permanently damp.
Usually the best time fo rthe Dune form of this species is June - perhaps
the first week for plant condition.
Regards
Sean Cole
> From: "Ruth and Richard Mielcarek"
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