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Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid - D. fuchsii x D. praetermissa = D. x grandis

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Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid - D. fuchsii x D. praetermissa = D. x grandis dylan Clifton Downs 1 Jul 2021, 3:23 p.m. 29 Jun 2021, 4:01 p.m.
Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid - D. fuchsii x D. praetermissa = D. x grandis dylan Clifton Downs 1 Jul 2021, 3:23 p.m. 29 Jun 2021, 4:01 p.m.
Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid - D. fuchsii x D. praetermissa = D. x grandis dylan Clifton Downs 1 Jul 2021, 3:23 p.m. 29 Jun 2021, 4:02 p.m.
Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid - D. fuchsii x D. praetermissa = D. x grandis dylan Clifton Downs 1 Jul 2021, 3:23 p.m. 29 Jun 2021, 4:02 p.m.
Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid - D. fuchsii x D. praetermissa = D. x grandis dylan Clifton Downs 1 Jul 2021, 3:23 p.m. 29 Jun 2021, 4:02 p.m.
Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid Common Spotted x Southern Marsh Orchid - D. fuchsii x D. praetermissa = D. x grandis dylan Max Bog 26 Oct 2023, 4:10 p.m. 23 Jun 2023, 5:02 p.m.

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Widespread and fairly frequent in the South. Commonest hybrid orchid in the southern half of the UK. It is probably under recorded. Dactylorhiza fuchsii x D. praetermissa = D. x grandis. Chromosomes: 2n=60. The genus Dactylorhiza is renowned for its variability and difficult ID. D. fuchsii (Common Spotted Orchid) especially is extremely variable. The hybrid is partially fertile meaning it can back-cross with its parents causing all sorts of intermediates.