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Spotted Orchid and Fly

Heath Spotted Orchid seen on Skye around Cnoc Mor a Ghrobain near Coral Beach.

 

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Dactylorhiza maculata, known as the heath spotted-orchid or moorland spotted orchid, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Orchidaceae. It is widespread in mountainous regions across much of Europe from Portugal and Iceland east to Russia. It is also found in Algeria, Morocco, and western Siberia.Dactylorhiza fuchsii, the common spotted orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae.

 

 

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Uploaded on July 11, 2022
Taken on June 19, 2022