On what felt like a last chance to see some orchids for this year I drove first to Minera Quarry near Wrexham where I found some beautiful Broad-leaved Helleborines as well as the expected Pyramidal, Common Spotted and Marsh Fragrant Orchids (but alas no Frog Orchids). Then a last check in at Ainsdale Dunes where Broad-leaved and Dune Helleborines are almost finished and another potential candidate for DH x BLH. It was growing in between the two and was larger than DH but with flowers that seem to have features of both.
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Pyramidal Orchid |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Dune x Broad-leaved Helleborine? |
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| Dune x Broad-leaved Helleborine? |
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| Dune x Broad-leaved Helleborine? |