Northern Marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Northern Marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella) by Lairich Rig as part of the Geograph project.
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Northern Marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella)
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 8 Jun 2007
(Subspecies purpurella.) The same species is shown in Image, but the present photo is a better portrayal of its colour (which is bright purple to magenta).
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Image Location
Latitude
55.934189
Longitude
-4.40982