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HIMANTOGLOSSUM. Lizard orchid. [Orchidaceae]
Only one species of Himantoglossum is recorded in Britain - Lizard Orchid (H. hircinum). It is a native species and is protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. No dipterous miners are recorded on Himantoglossum in Britain. Elsewhere the psilid Chyliza vittata is recorded mining Himantoglossum. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Himantoglossum in Britain.	Lizard Orchid - Himantoglossum hircinum

Last updated 27-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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