A Dactylorhiza ebudensis, Hebridean Marsh-orchid flourishing on the machair. Machair is a Gaelic word meaning fertile low lying grassy plain.

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A Dactylorhiza ebudensis, Hebridean Marsh-orchid flourishing on the machair. Machair is a Gaelic word meaning fertile low lying grassy plain. This is the name given to one of the rarest habitats in Europe which only occurs on exposed western coasts of Scotland and Ireland. There are Machair habitats on the western shores throughout the islands.

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Keywords: change, climet, dactylorhiza, ebudensis, flowers, hebrides, isles, life, machair, marsh-orchid, nature, orchids, outer, scotland, sea-level, usit, western, wild