Dactylorhiza traunsteineroides - Narrow-leaved
Marsh-orchid
Notoriously difficult to indentify this orchid is
often confused with small specimens of other orchids such
as the Heath Spotted-orchid which favours the same
habitat.
A more slender and delicate-looking plant than most
other marsh-orchids the Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid grows
on calcareous marshes and wet meadows.
The specimen above was photographed in Anglesey in
North Wales in June.
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