SU7331 : Frog Orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis)
near to Empshott, Hampshire, Great Britain

Frog Orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis)
Close up of the plant in SU7331 : Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) and Frog Orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis).
Previously Coeloglossum viride, genetic research has now placed the Frog Orchid in the Dactylorhiza genus, alongside the Common Spotted, Heath Spotted and the various Marsh Orchids. Now largely a northern species in the UK, it still also occurs in places on the southern chalk, as here.
Previously Coeloglossum viride, genetic research has now placed the Frog Orchid in the Dactylorhiza genus, alongside the Common Spotted, Heath Spotted and the various Marsh Orchids. Now largely a northern species in the UK, it still also occurs in places on the southern chalk, as here.
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- SU7331, 12 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Ian Capper (find more nearby)
- Image classification
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- Date Taken
- Thursday, 18 June, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 20 June, 2009
- Category
- Flora (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SU 739 319 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:4.9002N 0:56.7828W - Photographer Location
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SU 739 319 - View Direction
- South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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