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                      | Image details: |  |   
                      | Image Description: | A Northern Marsh Orchid in close-up |   
                      | Image notes: |   |   
                      | Species in Image: | Northen Marsh-Orchid |   
                      | Date: | 1983 |   
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                      | Old Haa Image Reference Number: | btc03794 |  
 
 
| General details: |  |   
| Common Name | Northen Marsh-Orchid |   
| Latin Name | Dactylorhiza majalis |   
| Family Name | Orchidaceae |   
| Description | Subspecies Purpurella. Local name: Curl Dodie. Native. Grows on marshes and damp pastures, though occasionally appearing on dry roadside verges. Flowers of this orchid are a rich purple shade not found in other Shetland orchids. Flowers late May - Early June. |  |