Marsh Fragrant Orchid
Marsh Fragrant Orchid / gymnadenia densiflora. Nottinghamshire. 17/07/18.
'TRICKY CUSTOMER.'
Marsh Fragrant Orchids are notoriously difficult to identify with any real confidence. Certain characteristics will vary from one individual plant to another, often showing similarities with Chalk Fragrant Orchids
This is the top detail of a MFO flower spike, one of many seen in a disused Nottinghamshire claypit. There is a healthy population in the reserve, confined to one very marshy spot. Their towering pinkish-mauve spikes make an impressive show and invertebrates love them.
Marsh Fragrant Orchid
Marsh Fragrant Orchid / gymnadenia densiflora. Nottinghamshire. 17/07/18.
'TRICKY CUSTOMER.'
Marsh Fragrant Orchids are notoriously difficult to identify with any real confidence. Certain characteristics will vary from one individual plant to another, often showing similarities with Chalk Fragrant Orchids
This is the top detail of a MFO flower spike, one of many seen in a disused Nottinghamshire claypit. There is a healthy population in the reserve, confined to one very marshy spot. Their towering pinkish-mauve spikes make an impressive show and invertebrates love them.