Flora Caucasus June/ July 2007

A view with river Terek near Kazbegi

In cooperation with botanists from the Botanical Institute Tbilisi we prepared a journey to the most interesting botanical sites in Georgia from June,24th till July,9th to the Steppe near David Gareji, to the Greater Caucasus at Kazbegi, to the Lesser Caucasus at Bakuriani and to the Black Sea Coast. See all information on this trip here.

Rhododrendon colchica, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Orchids in Georgia, Caucasus, Orchideen in Georgien

Dactylorhiza urvilleana

Orchids we found in Georgia on our tour "Flora im Kaukasus" June 2006

· Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm.
· Corallorhiza trifida Chatel.
· Dactylorhiza euxina (Nevski) H. Baumann & Kuenkele
· Dactylorhiza romana (Sebastiani) Soó ssp. georgica (Klinge) Renz & Taubenheim
[syn. Dactylorhiza flavescens (C. Koch) Holub]
· Dactylorhiza spec.
· Dactylorhiza urvilleana (Steud.) H. Baumann & Kuenkele
· Dactylorhiza -Hybride · Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br.
· Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R. Br.
· Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich.
· Orchis mascula (L.) L.
· Orchis maxima C. Koch
· Orchis purpurea Huds. ssp. caucasica (Regel) B. Baumann & H. Baumann
[syn. Orchis caucasica (Regel) Soó]
· Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich.
· Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Rchb.
· Traunsteinera sphaerica (M.B.) Schltr.

Identification: HDoz. Dr. habil. Helga Dietrich, Jena

Our next journey "Flora im Kaukasus 2007" is planned 23th June-8th July 2007, Details here: http://www.kaukasus-reisen.de/flora-im-kaukasus.htm