Northern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella North East Scotland UK
Northern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella is a robust plant 10-35cm tall, with four to six broad, glaucous green, sheathing basal leaves and a few sheathing, pointed stem leaves. The leaves are usually unspotted, although a few may carry fine spots near the apex of the leaf. The flower spike is dense and square topped, with 10-40 bright purple to magenta coloured flowers, which are heavily marked with dark lines and dots. The lateral sepals are erect, the upper sepal and petals forming a loose hood. The heavily marked lip is diamond-shaped, with a thick conical spur.
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Location: Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire Grampian Region North East Scotland UK
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