Orchis purpurea Huds.
(Lady Orchid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrchis purpurea (Lady Orchid)
GenusOrchis (a genus of orchids)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid) :
1: Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
in flower on steep west-facing slope . Photos: Flowers from two different plants to show variability
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Flowers - close-up (2)
2: Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid)
7 Jun 2004 OSGR: TR04 51° 10’ N, 0° 60’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
plant growing in sun
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Inflorescences - close-upImage 3: Plant
3: Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid)
7 Jun 2004 OSGR: TR04 51° 10’ N, 0° 60’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
plant growing in shade
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Flowers - close-up (2)Image 3: Inflorescence - close-upImage 4: Plant
4: Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid)
7 Jun 2004 OSGR: TR15 51° 10’ N, 1° 0’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
Image 1: Basal leavesImage 2: Inflorescence - close-upImage 3: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 4: PlantImage 5: Flowers - enlargedImage 6: Flowers - enlarged (2)Image 7: Flowers - enlarged (3)
5: Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid)
22 May 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Basal leavesImage 2: Basal leaves (2)Image 3: Flower - close-upImage 4: FlowersImage 5: Flowers (2)Image 6: InflorescenceImage 7: Plant

Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orchis purpurea (Lady Orchid)
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