Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophora)

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophora) by Ian Capper as part of the Geograph project.

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Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophora)

Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 18 May 2018

Close up of some of the individual flowers of the Man Orchid in Image, showing their 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

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Latitude
51.249091
Longitude
-0.217532