Orchis mascula (L.) L.
(Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple 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 mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid) :
1: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
17 May 2015 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
White-flowered form, among limestone outcrops
Image 1: White-flowered plantImage 2: White-flowered plant - inflorescenceImage 3: White-flowered plant - inflorescence - close-up
2: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
17 May 2015 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
among limestone outcrops
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant - in flower
3: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
12 May 2015 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowering plantImage 2: Flowering plant (2)Image 3: Flowering plants in woodland gladeImage 4: Flowering plants in woodland glade (2)Image 5: Flowering plants in woodland glade (3)Image 6: Leaf rosette
4: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
9 May 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Image 1: Basal rosetteImage 2: Basal rosette (2)Image 3: Flower - face view - close-upImage 4: Flower - side view - close-upImage 5: Flower spike - close-up - white backgroundImage 6: Flower spikes - side view - close-upImage 7: Plants with flowers - oblique viewImage 8: Plants with flowers - oblique view - sunshineImage 9: Plants with flowers - side viewImage 10: Plants with flowers - side view - sunshineImage 11: Plant with flowers - side viewImage 12: Plant with flowers - side view (2)Image 13: Plant with flowers - side view (3)Image 14: Plant with flowers - side view - sunshineImage 15: Flower - face view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Flower - face view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 17: Flower - face view - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 18: Flower - side view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 19: Flower - top view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Flower - top view - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 21: Labellum - close-up - enlarged - white background
5: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
17 May 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Wonderful show of plants with some pink-flowered specimens
Image 1: Flowers - pale form - close-upImage 2: Flowers - pale form - side view - close-upImage 3: Inflorescence - pale form - close-upImage 4: Inflorescences - close-upImage 5: PlantImage 6: Plants on roadside bank
6: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
17 May 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
on roadside bank
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: InflorescencesImage 3: Plant - in situ
7: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
17 Apr 2004 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: Plant - close-up showing leaf rosette - spotted and unspotted leavesImage 3: Plant - close-up showing leaf rosette - spotted leavesImage 4: Plant - in bud - close-upImage 5: Plants - close-upImage 6: Plants - in situImage 7: Flower - face-view - enlarged
8: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
24 Feb 2001 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
young rosette
Image 1: Rosette - February - oblique viewImage 2: Rosette - February - top view
9: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
22 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Buds - close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - in bud - close-upImage 3: Inflorescence - in bud - close-up (2)Image 4: In situImage 5: Leaf
10: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
24 May 1981 OSGR: SU08 51° 30’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: Plant - side view
11: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
10 May 1976 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: PlantsImage 2: Flower - detail - magnified
12: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
24 May 1974 OSGR: SE33 53° 50’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Inflorescences and last year\'s fruitsImage 2: Leaves - close-upImage 3: Flower - face view - enlargedImage 4: Flower - side view - enlarged
13: Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
1 Jun 1968 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant

Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orchis mascula (Early Purple Orchid, Early-purple Orchid)
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