Orchid

[flaxton]

I came across this today


and although the flowers are Common(or Heath) Spotted Orchid like there was no spotting on the leaves. Does this develop later or is it a different species?

Thanks
Mal

[diggleken]

Originally Posted by flaxton

I came across this today


and although the flowers are Common(or Heath) Spotted Orchid like there was no spotting on the leaves. Does this develop later or is it a different species?

Thanks
Mal

The shape of the flower is more common spotted Mal and I'd go for that - but both common and heath spotted can be quite variable and not always have spots on the leaves.
Just to complicate, they are both frequent hybridisers with each other and southern marsh orchid.
Cheers
Ken

[KeenTeen17]

Looks more like Common Spotted Orchid to me. The spots look right and Heath Spotted is usually paler. The spotting on the leaves is variable. Some orchids have lots and some have none.

[leifus]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

Looks more like Common Spotted Orchid to me. The spots look right and Heath Spotted is usually paler. The spotting on the leaves is variable. Some orchids have lots and some have none.

yeah id agree with this

[flaxton]

Thanks Ken KT and Leifus. If I'd known you were all here as well I could have just posted it on the fungus forum

Mal

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Thanks Ken KT and Leifus. If I'd known you were all here as well I could have just posted it on the fungus forum

Mal

During the summer and spring we go on a migration from the fungi forum to the flowers forum

[diggleken]

chaps multitasking too.................

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

During the summer and spring we go on a migration from the fungi forum to the flowers forum

Originally Posted by diggleken

chaps multitasking too.................

Glad to know we have been missed in the Fungi Forum Looking forward to Clumber