Dactylorhiza purpurella

Northern Marsh Orchid

Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid. Extremely variable plant. Dactylorhiza species hybridise readily. Found in boggy ground on moorland and notable for its deep purple colour.


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Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid
Northern Marsh Orchid
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Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid
Northern Marsh Orchid
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Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid
Northern Marsh Orchid
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Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid
Orchids with Cotton Grass

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid. Flowering in boggy ground. Cobscar Rake. Redmire Moor. June.


Slide 2: Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid. Flowering in boggy ground. Cobscar Rake. Redmire Moor. June.


Slide 3: Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid. Flowering in boggy ground. Cobscar Rake. Redmire Moor. June.


Slide 4: Dactylorhiza purpurella, Northern Marsh Orchid. Flowering in boggy ground with Common Cottongrass, Eriophorum angustifolium. Cobscar Rake. Redmire Moor. June.