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bog orchid

noun

  1. an orchid, Hammarbya (or Malaxis ) paludosa , growing in sphagnum bogs in the N hemisphere. It has greenish-yellow flowers and its leaves bear a fringe of tiny bulbils

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"Whether you're looking at a big, blousy Moth orchid from the supermarket or a tiny rare Bog orchid on a remote Snowdonia hillside, the flowers have the same underlying blueprint," he said.

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All these features are found in the 50 or more species of wild, native orchids in the UK, from the Lady's-slipper orchid to the Bog orchid.

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Other orchids also bloom, like yellow lady’s slipper in late May and early June and the white bog orchid around now.

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Although mosquitoes are considered poor pollinators, Platanthera obtusata, a bog orchid common in the United States, seems to rely on the blood-sucking insects for reproduction.

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