Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophora)
Introduction
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Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophora)
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 18 May 2018
In the UK, a speciality of the North Downs (as here), with few sites elsewhere. Typical habitat is in open grassland on chalk, often in old chalk pits. The individual flowers (see Image for close up) have a slightly humanoid appearance, with head, arms and legs, hence both its English and Latin names (anthropophora means "man bearing").
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Image Location
Latitude
51.249091
Longitude
-0.217532