Photographs: Inchidoney, Co. Cork

Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viridis (Coeloglossum viride) Magairlín an loscáin Family: Orchidaceae Flowering June-July. Perennial. Native. Short spikes of greenish-pink flowers, the upper petals and sepals forming a hood. The lip is 3-lobed with a small central lobe. Short spur and a stalkless, twisted ovary. Plants are often small and easily overlooked. Height usually 10-20cm but can be smaller Rare, mainly found in the Burren, Co. Clare and in the north of Ireland on damp or dry base-rich soils and limestone pavement

Frog Orchid, Dactylorhiza viridis (Coeloglossum viride), Magairlín an loscáin