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Old 23-07-2013, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mark View Post
Also while walking in the near the sea, in extensive dunes I discovered
this, didn't think to include leaves though. It is about 6" tall and 1"
diameter.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0smxcft4q1...duneflower.jpg

mark
That one's an orchid. That much is beyond doubt. Can be tricky things to identify exactly, and inclined to form hybrids, but I think that one's a pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis.