Another beautiful orchid, found in damp meadows especially on acid soils. The heath spotted orchid is similar in appearance to the common spotted orchid except the middle lobe of the three petals is smaller than the two either side of it. The common orchid has three lobes of roughly the same size.
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| Heath Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata |
The heath spotted orchids lip markings are often more streak or loop like and less dot like than the common spotted orchid.
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| Heath Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza maculata |
Nikon D4 with Nikkor 105mm F2.8 lens with tripod and cable release.
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