Greetings friends of this lovely community and fellow lovers of natural sciences! Today I bring you a short but quite interesting and educational post. We're going to conduct a small investigation into the number of orchid species we can find at the beginning of spring, and thus appreciate just how rich in biodiversity a small space can be. Enjoy the experience!🏔️🌺
Saludos amigos de esta linda comunidad y amante de las ciencias naturales, hoy les traigo un post corto pero bastante interesante y didactico, vamos a realizar una pequena investigacion de la cantidad de especies de orquideas que podemos conseguir en comienzos de primavera y asi tener una apreciacion de cuando rico en biodiversidad puede ser un espacio pequeno, disfruta de la experencia!!🙇🏻♀️🤓

Study area🌺🌏 / Area de estudio🚩🧑🏻🎓

Coordinates: 38.877585, -9.100405🌏🧭 / 38.877585, -9.100405📍🌏
As you can see, I conducted a small study in an area of 10.44 square meters, which is relatively small, but you will be surprised how in a place called (ecological corridor) which is nothing more than a refuge surrounded by urban areas where local flora and fauna are protected, and this gives us a clue of the great importance it has for Lisbon.🙇🏻♀️🏔️
Como puedes ver realice un pequeno estudio en un area de 10.44metros cuadrados, lo que es relativamente pequena, pero te sorprenderas como en un sitio llamado (corredor ecologico) que no es mas que un refugio que esta rodeado por sitios urbanos donde se protege la flora y la fauna local, y esto nos da una pista de la gran importancia que tiene para Lisboa.👩🏻🏫🌏






https://flora-on.pt/#1orquideas
The characteristics of the location have everything necessary for the growth of different orchid species. The soils of the parish of Vialonga, where the reserve is located, have 20 hectares dedicated to the preservation of the species, and being so rich in biodiversity, there are projects from universities and technical schools that come here to carry out ecological measurement work.🧭🧑🏻🎓
Las caracteristicas de la localidad tienen todo lo necesario para el crecimiento de diferentes especies de orquideas, los suelos de la freguesia de Vialonga donde esta la reserva cuenta con 20 hectareas dedicada a la preservacion de las especies, y al ser tan rica de biodiversidad existen proyectos de universidades y escuelas tecnicas que vienen aqui para realizar trabajos de medicion ecologica.🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️
Source: professional in the area
Specimen of ophrys🌏🧭 / Ejemplar de ophrys📍🌏



The landscape is dominated by 80% species of (Pinus pinea) a species of stone pine that is quite common in the landscape of Portugal, or rather the entire Iberian Peninsula. We could also see some specimens of Aleppo and Wild Olive, also native to the area. It's incredible that we are at more than 200 meters above sea level, an interesting fact for orchids, many would think that they are not high-altitude plants.🌏👩🏻🏫
El paisaje predonima por conseguir un 80% especies de (Pinus pinea) una especie de pino piñonero que es bastante comun en el paisaje de Portugal, o mejor dicho de toda la peninsula iberica, tambien podriamos ver algunos ejemplares de Alepo y Acebuche tambien autoctonas de la zona, increible que estamos a mas de 200 metros de altura, un dato interesante para las orquideas, muchos pensarian que no son de altura.🥽🥼📸
https://www.cm-vfxira.pt
Species identification Ophrys tenthredinifera;🌺🌏 / Identificacion de especie Ophrys tenthredinifera;🚩🧑🏻🎓


https://flora-on.pt/#/1orchidaceae*ophrys+tenthredinifera

Distribution🌏🧭 / Distribucion📍🌏

As you can see, this species is very popular in Portugal and can be found throughout almost the entire country. Its flowering period runs from the end of February to the end of May. These species try to avoid the summer heat; in Portugal, temperatures in some areas exceed 40 degrees Celsius, and an orchid doesn't have the capacity to sustain the energy expenditure required for flowering and would lose a lot of water during that time.🌺🤓
Como puedes ver la especie es muy popular en Portugal y la localizamos en casi todo el territorio, siendo sus meses de floracion a partir de finales de febrero hasta finales de mayo, estas especies tratan de evadir el calor de verano, en Portugal la temperatura en algunas zonas pasan los 40 grados, y una orquidea no tiene la capacidad de mantener el desgaste energetico que requiere la floracion y perderia mucha agua en esa epoca👩🏻🏫🥽
https://flora-on.pt/#/1orchidaceae*ophrys+tenthredinifera
Specimen of ophrys🌏🧭 / Ejemplar de ophrys📍🌏

They prefer meadow-type soils, rarely surrounded by trees or tall shrubs, preferring shady areas but can grow in direct sunlight. We are practically at the altitude limit, as we rarely see them above 350 meters. However, I believe I have seen them in Arrábida, another park at over 500 meters. As you can see in the data table, they do not tolerate temperatures above -0 degrees.🥼😉
Prefieren suelos de tipo prado, dificilmente rodeada de arboles o arbustos altos, prefiere zonas con sombra o puede crecer directamente al sol directo, estamos practicamente en la altura limite y es que dificilmente la vemos sobre los 350 metros de altura, sin embargo creo haberla visto en la Arrabida que es otro parque a mas de 500 metros, como ven en la tabla de datos no soporta temperaturas sobre -0 grados🌏📸


Specimen of ophrys italica🌏🧭 / Ejemplar de ophrys italica📍🌏
Now we see another beautiful species called Orchis italica. In Portugal, it's known as the "flower of the perched monkeys," I suppose because of the style of its flowers; it's clearly an inflorescence. This one prefers more calcareous soils, its distribution is more localized, and for that reason, it's considered "uncommon." Like other orchids, it's terrestrial, and this one, like the previous one, is from areas with little vegetation.😉🤓
Ahora vemos otra hermosa especie llamada Orchis italica, en Portugal se le conoce como la "flor de los monos arreguindados" supongo por el estilo que tienen sus flores, claramente es una inflorescencia, esta prefirere suelos mas calcareos, su distribucion es mas puntual y por ello ya es considerada "poco comun" al igual que otras orquideas son terrestres, y esta al igual que la anterior es de zonas con poca vegetacion🙇🏻♀️🧑🏻🎓
Distribution🌏🧭 / Distribucion📍🌏
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https://flora-on.pt/#1Orchis+italica


Specimen of Barlia robertiana🌏🧭 / Ejemplar de Barlia robertiana📍🌏

https://peakd.com/hive-174680/@biologistbrito/the-valley-of-the-orchids-el-valle-de-las-orquideas-en-es
https://x.com/jlufer/status/2037587726770258047?s=20
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How are you, dear friend @biologistbrito?
What a brilliant idea, starting spring with some scientific research!
It's incredible that you found all these orchid species in a space of just ten square meters.
Thank you so much for sharing this refreshing experience.
Have a wonderful spring!
☺️✍️
Not even Salomon king in his best times dressed himself as beautiful as those plants and flowers
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Buenos días @biologistbrito, tengo dos pinares cerca de casa... voy a ver si también encuentro tanta variedad de especies. Las fotos son magníficas, mi estimado. El vídeo es un gran aporte a la publicación.
Un abrazo muy grande!!
Greetings @biologistbrito ,
What a lovely, detailed, scientific post you have brought to Hive.
Thank you for the information and beautiful photographs....Well done!
Kind Regards,
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