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Forest at the veluwe with foxglove and fern

Purple wild orchids in the spring forest. Beautiful nature scene.

Orchis mascula in a limestone woodland, North Wales

Männliches Knabenkraut oder Kuckucks Knabenkraut auf einer Bergwiese in der Rhön

purple orchid flower in the grass background with bokeh defocused

Wild flowers in the forest in dappled light

A carpet of fresh bluebells in bloom in a forested glade in springtime.

Chantry Wood park and garden bluebells forest near Guildford Surrey England Europe

Early purple orchid in morning sunshine after rain.

Orchid flower in the grass focus in foreground blurred background

Early Purple Orchid in woodland in springtime

Color image depicting a man hiking through a calm and peaceful forest in springtime, with a carpet of fresh bluebells in bloom. The man wears a bright red jacket, blue denim jeans and he is using a hiking pole.

Single Anacamptis laxiflora wild orchid growing in grassland meadow in Spring in southern France

Purple sage flowers in a field where there is a lot of grass at sunset in warm colors

Orchis and Blue Bugle flowers on the edge of a forest path

$Orchis mascula, the early-purple orchid, early spring orchis, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.\nDescription:\nOrchis mascula is a perennial herbaceous plant with stems up to 50–60 centimeters high, green at the base and purple on the apex. The root system consists of two tubers, rounded or ellipsoid. The leaves, grouped at the base of the stem, are oblong-lanceolate, pale green, sometimes with brownish-purple speckles. The inflorescence is 7.5–12.5 centimeters long and it is composed of 6 to 20 flowers gathered in dense cylindrical spikes. The flower size is about 2.5 centimeters and the color varies from pinkish-purple to purple. The lateral sepals are ovate-lanceolate and erect, the median one, together with the petals, is smaller and cover the gynostegium. The labellum is three-lobed and convex, with crenulated margins and the basal part clearer and dotted with purple-brown spots. The spur is cylindrical or clavate, horizontal or ascending. The gynostegium is short, with reddish-green anthers. It blooms from April to June.\nHabitat:\nIt grows in a variety of habitats, from meadows to mountain pastures and woods, in full sun or shady areas, from sea level to 2,500 meters altitude. Mostly on calcareous soils.\nDistribution:\nThe species is widespread across Europe, from Portugal to the Caucasus (Ireland, Great Britain, The Faroe Islands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, most of Russia), in northwest Africa (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco) and in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Iraq) up to Iran. (Codes) (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made during a long weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2006.$

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Chantry Wood early spring morning light forest footpath near Guildford Surrey England Europe

Orchid wildflower beauty at dark background

Meadow with flowering Early-purple orchid

Springtime in the English countryside, and bluebells bring more colour to a glorious beechwood.

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