Pete's Walks - Early Marsh Orchid

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ssp pulchella, photo taken 23/06/12 at Thursley Common, Surrey.

Early Marsh Orchids flower between May and July, growing in fens and wet meadows. There are four or five recognised subspecies, including the two I have seen so far.

ssp pulchella, photo taken 23/06/12 at Thursley Common, Surrey.

ssp pulchella, photo taken 23/06/12 at Thursley Common, Surrey.

ssp incarnata, photo taken 20/05/20 at Bernwood Meadows, near Oxford.

ssp incarnata, photo taken 20/05/20 at Bernwood Meadows, near Oxford.