Heathland
Heath Spotted Orchid
English Name: Heath spotted-orchid Botanical Name (Latin): Dactylorhiza maculata (Dactylorchis maculata) Irish Name: Na circíní Order: MONOCOTYLEDONES Family: ORCHIDACEAE Brief Description: Perennial herb; distinguished from D. fuchsii by the small, short middle lobe of the lip, and the larger conspicuous outer lobes, but this is a variable character!
Carsten KriegerHeath Spotted Orchid
Carsten Krieger
Carsten Krieger
Heath Spotted Orchid
English Name: Heath spotted-orchid Botanical Name (Latin): Dactylorhiza maculata (Dactylorchis maculata) Irish Name: Na circíní Order: MONOCOTYLEDONES Family: ORCHIDACEAE Brief Description: Perennial herb; distinguished from D. fuchsii by the small, short middle lobe of the lip, and the larger conspicuous outer lobes, but this is a variable character!
Carsten KriegerAlthough the surface rock of the Burren is limestone, the area also supports lime-hating plants, where patches of acidic, peaty soil have formed on top of the limestone. These patches are found all over the Burren.
As long as the roots of plants like the heath spotted-orchid, devil's bit-scabious and bracken remain in the lime-free soil, they thrive in this environment.
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