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Orchis mascula
Terrestrial european orchid, a.k.a. early-purple orchid, since it is one of earliest orchid to flower. Between 30 to 50 cm in height, with well garnished inflorescence. Flowers rather large, rose-pink to darker shades of pink. Leaves in basal rosette, large, often spotted. Last leaf around the stem.
Very common in montane and Alpine meadows, and edges of mixed forest in Jura mountain range - during three hours walk, we saw these all over the place,
Spotted on May 25, 2017
Submitted on Jun 19, 2017
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