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Irish Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza kerryensis var kerryensis
Photographs: Mizen Head, Co. Cork

Irish Marsh Orchid (var. kerryensis)
Dactylorhiza kerryensis var. kerryensis
Magairlín gaelach
Family: Orchidaceae
Previously Dactylorhiza occidentalis var. kerryensis

Flowering May-July. Tuberous perennial. Native

Dactylorhiza kerryensis var. kerryensis has pale pink-purplish flowers and un-spotted leaves. It is the less frequent and anthocyanin-poor variety of Irish Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza kerryensis. Identified by Ian Denholm

Dactylorhiza kerryensis var. occidentalis is the more frequent variety with darker flowers and (usually) spotted leaves. BSBI map

Irish Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza kerryensis var kerryensis

Irish Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza kerryensis var kerryensis
Irish Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza kerryensis var. kerryensis

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