EARLY MARSH ORCHID

Dactylorhiza incarnata

Orchid Family [Orchidaceae]  

month8May month8jun month8june month8jul month8july

flower
flower8purple
inner
inner8red
morph
morph8zygo
petals
petalsZ2
type
typeZspiked
stem
stem8round

7th June 2007, The Strandline, Southport Sands, Merseyside Photo: © RWD
Sub-species coccinea


7th June 2007, The Strandline, Southport Sands, Merseyside Photo: © RWD
Sub-species coccinea


7th June 2007, The Strandline, Southport Sands, Merseyside Photo: © RWD
Sub-species coccinea


7th June 2007, The Strandline, Southport Sands, Merseyside Photo: © RWD
Sub-species pulchella


7th June 2007, The Strandline, Southport Sands, Merseyside Photo: © RWD
Sub-species pulchella



There are seven sub-species of Early Marsh Orchid, this is just one (or several) of them.


Distribution
family8Orchid family8Orchidacaea

 BSBI maps
genus8Dactylorhiza
Dactylorhiza

EARLY MARSH ORCHID

Dactylorhiza incarnata

Orchid Family [Orchidaceae]

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