Ophrys apifera, Bee Orchid
These orchids shouldn't be growing where they are in the acid soils of the New Forest, in fact, they are growing on an area that was used as a wartime airfield and the concrete rubble under the ground has produced a small area of basic soil that suits these little plants.
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Location: Beaulieu, New Forest
Photo credit: © Tim Woodcock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: beaulieu, british, chalk, forest, green, habitat, monocotyledones, native, orchid, pink, plant, pollination, rare, red
