Local Wild Orchids in Flower
Common Name: Burnt-Tip Orchid
Latin Name: Neotinea ustulata
Photographer: Vincent Blood
Site Name: Martin Down National Nature Reserve
Date of Image: 20/05/23
Photographer’s Comments: “My favourite Burnt-tip cluster.”
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Common Name: Marsh Helleborine
Latin Name: Epipactis palustris
Photographer: Vincent Blood
Site Name: Cumbria
Date of Image: 11/07/24
Photographer’s Comments: “The species does occur more locally but this is the best photo I have of it.”
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Common Name: Lizard Orchid
Latin Name: Himantoglossum hircinum
Photographer: Vincent Blood
Site Name: Near Salisbury
Date of Image: 25/06/21
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Common Name: Southern Marsh Orchid
Latin Name: Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Photographer: Nick Fry
Site Name: Arne Nature Reserve, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset
Date of Image: 25/05/2022
Photographer’s Comments: “This species likes moist ground, and were these were found growing, it clearly doesn't mind acid conditions.”
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