Click to Enlarge
Previous | Next
To enquire about purchasing or using this image, please contact us. |
| Image details: |
|
| Image Description: |
Early Purple Orchid growing on the Keen of Hamar |
| Image notes: |
A stunted version growing on the Keen of Hamar |
| Species in Image: |
Early Purple Orchid |
| Date: |
|
| Area: |
Yell |
| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc03823 |
| General details: |
|
| Common Name |
Early Purple Orchid |
| Latin Name |
Orchis mascula |
| Family Name |
Orchidaceae |
| Description |
Subspecies mascula. Native, very rare in Shetland. Grows on bare, dry serpentine gravel (fellfield) and nearby turfy pasture in Unst & Fetlar. |
|
