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Daily excursions in search of birds, butterflies and wildflowers with Teresa Farino, a British naturalist who has been living in the Picos de Europa since 1986. Whether your main interest is birdwatching or botany, entomology or photography, or even just strolling through spectacular landscapes and picturesque villages, Teresa can help you to get the most from your stay in the Picos de Europa. Click on image for details.
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Orchids
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A group of Early purple orchids

 

 

Family - ORCHIDACEAE

Genus - Orchis

Species - mascula

Common English name -

Early purple orchid

Common Spanish name -

Satirón manchado

Flowering time -

April - June

 

 

 

 

 

Probably the most common orchid to be found in and around the Picos de Europa, the Early purple, Orchis mascula, grows from sea level to above the cable car at Fuente De at over 1,800m and can appear in the valleys as early as March, dependant on factors such as temperatures and rainfall. At higher altitudes one or two can hang on until July.

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Flowers are borne on usually lax, though sometimes dense, spikes on stalks flushed with purple. The long and erect spurs point upwards.

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The colour of the flowers can vary from almost white to a deep purple.

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Leaves are basal and usually, although not always, spotted.

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The centre of the slightly raised labellum (lip) is almost white and darkly spotted. The upper sepals and petals form the hood, lateral sepals point outwards. The centre lobe is slightly notched in the middle.

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Teresa Farino, Iberian Wildlife Tours
Over the past 20 years, Teresa Farino has compiled a 90-page report (A4) which includes lists of all the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies and vascular plants ever recorded in the Picos de Europa, plus summaries of each of these groups and an eight-page introduction to the wildlife of these mountains. If you would like to purchase a copy, the price is 17.50€, excluding postage and packaging. Please contact Teresa for further details or to place your order by clicking on the image.

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