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Early Purple Orchid, Menteith Hills
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Stirlingshire
Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), Menteith Hills, Stirlingshire, taken by Sarah Longrigg
25 May 2013
Early purple orchid, Bennane head
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CEP - Ayrshire
An early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) in flower at Bennane Head, Ayrshire. Scanned from a slide taken by C E Palmar.
18 May 1975
Early Marsh Orchid at Claddach, Islay
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CEP - Islay
Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), prefers non-acidic sandy soils of the machair. Flower has variable colouring from light pink to deep purple. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar at Claddach, Portnahaven, Islay
14 June 1980
Northern Marsh Orchid
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CEP - Islay
Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella), prefers wet ground in dune-slacks, marshes and fens where the water is not too acidic. Flower colour varies from light purples to magenta. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar at Claddach, Portnahaven, Islay.
14 June 1980
Early Marsh and Northern Marsh Orchid, Hùisnis, North Harris
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Western Isles - North Harris (Ceann a Tuath na Hearadh)
Early Marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), left; Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella), right, Hùisnis, North Harris
28 June 2011
Early Marsh Orchid, Hùisnis, North Harris
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Western Isles - North Harris (Ceann a Tuath na Hearadh)
Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), Hùisnis, North Harris
28 June 2011
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Early Bumblebee on Viper's Bugloss, Fernbrae Meadows
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Glasgow - South
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Viper's Bugloss, Fernbrae Meadows
02 June 2024
Early Bumblebee on Viper's Bugloss, Fernbrae Meadows
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Glasgow - South
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on Viper's Bugloss, Fernbrae Meadows
02 June 2024
Broad-leaved Helleborine, Richmond Park
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Glasgow - Malls Mire and Richmond Park
Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), a plant in the family Orchidaceae, in Richmond Park Glasgow. The Broad-leaved Helleborine can often be found on wastelands in and around Glasgow, as well as in woodlands. It is colloquially known as "the Glasgow weed".
