SOUTHERN MARSH ORCHID
DACTYLORHIZA PRAETERMISSA
Fig 1
DESCRIPTION: Height up to 60cm.  The greyish-green basal leaves are flat and unspotted .  There are several sheathing stem leaves.  The flowers are purplish with the lower lip with a central tooth and variable darker spots and streaks.  The spur is stout and curved with a blunt tip. DISTRIBUTION: Widespread in southern Britain. HABITAT: Damp grassland, open rides, marshes, fens and dune slacks. FLOWERING TIME: June to July.

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