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Early Marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp pulchella
Photographs: Co. Limerick

Early Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella
Magairlín mór
Family: Orchidaceae

Early Marsh-orchid: Flowering May-July. Tuberous perennial. Native

Subsp. pulchella has purplish-pink flowers and the leaves are erect and unspotted. It is found in dune slacks, machair, fens and on lake shores and is the most frequent sub-species in Ireland.

Similar: Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea and D. incarnata subsp. incarnata

Early Marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp pulchella
Early Marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella

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