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Heath Spotted-orchid

Heath Spotted-orchids on rough acid grassland, Dorset

Pale pink flower spike

Close-up of flowers showing the  sexual structure (column)

Small central lobe of lower lip

Close-up of column- 2 purple pollinia above white linear

caudiole and swollen viscidium. Large flat stigma below

Fly pollinating?

All parts covered in pollen

Narrow upper and broader lower leaves 

 

Slightly smudged spots on lower leaf