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Heath spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Prairies and small clearings between the woods.
Molenbeek, Erps-Kwerps.
http://oud.kortenberg.com/kaardebol/molenbeekvallei.htm

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Dactylorhiza maculata

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Comments (4)
The MnMs
Hi Marc: I am not sure at all :-D I will change it upon your indications. Can you give me a tip on how to differentiate them? I have more spottings coming from this year but I have trouble telling them apart. Thanks! :-)
MarcTe
are you sure it is d. maculata and not d. fuchsii? your first photo looks like d. fuchsii, your third on the other hand seems to be a d. maculata...
The MnMs
Thanks Stephanie & Dominique, you guys are really nice people :-)

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PublishedAugust 16, 2014

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