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Common Spotted Orchid


Common Spotted Orchid
Photo Information
Copyright: Linzi Halliwell (Goodwitch) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 73 W: 20 N: 221] (1356)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-30
Categories: Nature, Macro
Exposure: f/4, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-01 0:15
Viewed: 143
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi
This is a picture of the Common Spotted Orchid....(Dactylorhiza fuchsii for all you horty's out there)

The Common Spotted Orchid is a type of Marsh Orchid.

Marsh Orchids often have dark spots on their leaves and patterns of lines and spots on their petals.

The Common Spotted Orchid is probably the commonest of the Marsh Orchids.

They often grow in large groups.

This orchid is currently a protected species under the Ayrshire Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP)

PP - Sharpened, cropped and resized for TL

Thanks for looking

Cheers
Linzi

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Nicely captured Linzi, nice natural colour, the whole bloom is nicely in focus, I am right in saying that the plant is not very big.

Thanks
Gil

hi linzi,

nice capture of this cracking plant,
good colours and details...good blurry bg and well presented...good note re the plant...

nice1...

tc...harry

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