Commonest of the UK Orchid family, the Common Spotted-orchid is highly variable in appearance of the leaves and colour of the many flowered spike

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Commonest of the UK Orchid family, the Common Spotted-orchid is highly variable in appearance of the leaves and colour of the dense many flowered spikes.

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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