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Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata

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Heath Spotted-orchid Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata dylan Bath and North East Somerset 28 May 2024, 4 p.m. 26 May 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Heath Spotted-orchid Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata dylan Bath and North East Somerset 28 May 2024, 4 p.m. 26 May 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Heath Spotted-orchid Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata dylan Bath and North East Somerset 28 May 2024, 4 p.m. 26 May 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Heath Spotted-orchid Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata dylan Bath and North East Somerset 28 May 2024, 4 p.m. 26 May 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Heath Spotted-orchid Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata dylan Bath and North East Somerset 28 May 2024, 4 p.m. 26 May 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Heath Spotted-orchid Heath Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata dylan Bath and North East Somerset 28 May 2024, 4 p.m. 26 May 2024, 3:45 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and locally frequent throughout the UK but very patchy in much of East England. Habitat includes: Damp to dry often mildly acidic soils in places such as grassland, heathland, flushes, margins of blanket bogs, open woodland etc.

Useful Links:

Naturespot

Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora

Kew

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