Friday, 20 June 2025

Another perfect Heath Spotted Orchid

I've never recorded more than two Heath Spotted Orchids before this year but we are up to four specimen s this year. It can be slightly subjective because of hybridisation so I only count those that match the criteria fully. Here's another one at the very top of the West Field. Notice the prominence of the side lobes and the relatively minor central lobe, the blowsy overlapping broad flower lips, the spotting and dotting rather than strong loops marking of the flowers and the overall shap of the flowerhead which appears fuller and less torpedo shaped than the Common Spotted Orchid. The leaves are much less strongly spotted as well.

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