Hebridean Spotted Orchid
Taken at Faraid Head on 8th July 2014 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Hebridean Spotted Orchid
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 Dactylorhiza hebridensis.
Asparagales.
Orchidaceae.
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 A plant of western Ireland, western Scotland, the Hebrides and the The Shetland Isles. Found on machair and damp pasture.
June - August.
15 - 60 cms.
A sub species of Common Spotted Orchid particular to the North West Of Scotland. Some botanists do not consider it sufficiently distinct to warrant subspecific status, and treat it as a botanical variety. Conversely, others, such as Pierre Delforge, rank it a species in its own right.