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Green Winged Orchid
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Superficially similar to the Early Purple orchid, but the leaves of this species are not spotted. A plant of undisturbed grassland, this species has declined dramatically due to changes in agricultural practice. It can still be found in large numbers on some sites. The flowers are very variable in colour, from deep purple to pure white, and the plant gets it common name from the green veins on the hood of each flower. These were pictured at Clarke's Pool Meadow nature reserve, in Gloucestershire, and the var alba were taken on a roadside verge in East Sussex.
Pictures 14, 15 & 16 were taken in April 2009 on the same verge in Sussex as the alba forms some years previously. there were no alba forms showing this year.
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A quick visit to Clarke's Pool Meadow on Sunday 10th May 2009 provided views of huge numbers of these orchids, and these 4 colour variations, as well as the "standard" deep purple variety.
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Back on my roadside verge in Sussex in April 2011, and still no more v alba showing, but the majority of stems were of this paler variety this year.
