Early Purple Orchid, Poadmarsh Cross

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Early Purple Orchid, Poadmarsh Cross by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.

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Early Purple Orchid, Poadmarsh Cross

Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 15 May 2013

A closer view of the orchid shown in Image I'm assuming this is Orchis mascula, the Early Purple Orchid, but it seems to have very few spots.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.990514
Longitude
-3.717867