Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)
Short/medium. Leaves long, narrow and pointed, usually dark-spotted and with a boat-like 'keel'. Flowers pale pink, pale purple or white, dotted and lined with crimson or purple, lip markedly 3-lobed, long spur on back; June-August.

One of our special plants, in some abundance among the meadow grasses.

Spotters' score: 7

ref: p.290/5

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Common Spotted Orchid