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Herbarium specimen: Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) So� ("Common Spotted-orchid")
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) So� ("Common Spotted-orchid")
Collected by:Dr Peter Shaw Green
Collection date:10/6/1951
Locality:Great Britain, VC38 Warwickshire, Ufton Wood, SP36, Wood. Quercus robur standards with coppice. [growing on] Calcareous marl. Grid references listed: 381623, 382623, 382624 & 383624 Quercus robur standards coppice. Calcarous marl., (altitude 350ft)
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Dactylorhiza fuchsii herbarium specimen from Ufton Wood, VC38 Warwickshire in 1951 by Dr Peter Shaw Green.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Leaves heavily spotted, spots elongated at right angles to length of leaf. Flowers pale purple (arrow sign) white with scattered darker streaks on the lips. Frequency: Frequent

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