SU1163 : Burnt Orchid (Orchis ustulata)

near to Alton Priors, Wiltshire, Great Britain

Burnt Orchid (Orchis ustulata)
Burnt Orchid (Orchis ustulata)
Burnt Orchids are one of our smaller orchids, with a maximum height of 6 inches, and often much shorter (as here - compare the Birds Foot Trefoil flowers behind). They occur in short calcareous grassland, with a few sites in Wiltshire (as here), Hampshire and East Sussex holding the biggest colonies. The reference to "burnt" in the name refers to the coloured tip, which supposedly has the appearance of scorching - in the past they were known as Burnt Tip Orchids, for that reason.
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SU1163, 17 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Ian Capper   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Supplemental image
Date Taken
Tuesday, 22 May, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 30 June, 2008
Category
Flora   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 11 63 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.2267N 1:50.1711W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 11 63
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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