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v8kid

posted on 29/5/17 at 09:02 AM Reply With Quote
Any botanists ID this for me please?

flower
flower

At the beginning of winter I repaired the drains in a very soggy corner of the bottom field and this spring these popped up everywhere! What are they?





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02GF74

posted on 29/5/17 at 09:09 AM Reply With Quote
first guess is purple wild orchid:








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ken555

posted on 29/5/17 at 09:39 AM Reply With Quote
Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula ?

How to identify

Early Purple Orchids display up to 50 dark purple flowers arranged in a dense, cone-shaped cluster on a tall spike. The lower lip of each flower has three lobes and the upper petals form a hood. The leaves of the Early Purple Orchid are glossy and dark green with dark spots, and form a rosette on the ground; they appear from January onwards.

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[Edited on 29-5-17 by ken555]

[Edited on 29-5-17 by ken555]






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v8kid

posted on 29/5/17 at 10:50 AM Reply With Quote
flower
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internet pic
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Nope they look different to me!

Mine has "spikes" between the petals

Cheers!

EDIT:- Believe it may be "Dactylorhiza purpurella subsp. purpurella" but they are subject to hybridizations which makes ID difficult

Many thanks to input

[Edited on 29-5-17 by v8kid]





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ken555

posted on 29/5/17 at 02:20 PM Reply With Quote
AKA northern marsh orchid






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v8kid

posted on 29/5/17 at 09:38 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by ken555
AKA northern marsh orchid


Which makes sense I suppose 👍🏼





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