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Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza
purpurella)
It is an offence under the Nature Conservation
(Scotland) Act 2004
to 'deliberately or recklessly pick, collect,
cut, uproot or destroy a wild plant'.
Northern Marsh Orchid 3rd June 2010.
Northern Marsh Orchid in June 2008
Northern Marsh Orchid 3rd June 2010 - Calliach
Orchids can be very unpredictable. One year you
might see a whole carpet of flowers, while the following year there may
be just a few blooms.
The reason is that the seed of the orchid does
not contain enough nourishment to produce leaves and flowers. To make up
for this the seed relies on fungus in the soil to provide the nourishment.
This underground fungus-root relationship can take
several years to fully develop before the roots are ready to send up leaves
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