A single flower from the British Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Darwin studied the pollination of these and other orchids local to his ho

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A single flower from the British Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Darwin studied the pollination of these and other orchids local to his home in Downe, Kent, and published his findings in his first natural selection themed book, on the Fertilisation of orchids.

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