v8kid
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| posted on 29/5/17 at 09:02 AM |
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Any botanists ID this for me please?
 
flower
At the beginning of winter I repaired the drains in a very soggy corner of the bottom field and this spring these popped up everywhere! What are they?
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02GF74
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| posted on 29/5/17 at 09:09 AM |
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first guess is purple wild orchid:
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ken555
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| posted on 29/5/17 at 09:39 AM |
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Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula ?
How to identify
Early Purple Orchids display up to 50 dark purple flowers arranged in a dense, cone-shaped cluster on a tall spike. The lower lip of each flower has
three lobes and the upper petals form a hood. The leaves of the Early Purple Orchid are glossy and dark green with dark spots, and form a rosette on
the ground; they appear from January onwards.
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[Edited on 29-5-17 by ken555]
[Edited on 29-5-17 by ken555]
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v8kid
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| posted on 29/5/17 at 10:50 AM |
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flower
 
internet pic
Nope they look different to me!
Mine has "spikes" between the petals 
Cheers!
EDIT:- Believe it may be "Dactylorhiza purpurella subsp. purpurella" but they are subject to hybridizations which makes ID difficult
Many thanks to input
[Edited on 29-5-17 by v8kid]
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ken555
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| posted on 29/5/17 at 02:20 PM |
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AKA northern marsh orchid
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v8kid
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| posted on 29/5/17 at 09:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ken555
AKA northern marsh orchid
Which makes sense I suppose 👍🏼
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