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There are more orchid photos in Irene Palmer's article on Darwin's "Orchis Bank."
Fragrant Orchid, Gymnadenia conopsia. Downe Bank. Photo by Bill Welch. Fragrant Orchid,
Gymnadenia conopsia.
Downe Bank.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Fragrant Orchid, Gymnadenia conopsia. Photo by John Palmer. Fragrant Orchid,
Gymnadenia conopsia.
Photo by John Palmer.
Fragrant Orchid, Gymnadenia conopsia. Lullingstone Country Park. Photo by Alison Bolt. Fragrant Orchid,
Gymnadenia conopsia.
Lullingsone Country Park.
Photo by Alison Bolt.
Lizard Orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum. Photo by Ronnie Haar. Lizard Orchid,
Himantoglossum hircinum.
Photo by Ronnie Haar.
Man Orchid, Orchis anthropophora. Photo by Bill Welch. Man Orchid,
Orchis anthropophora.
Ranscombe Farm Country Park. Photo by Bill Welch.
Man Orchid, Orchis anthropophora. Photo by John Palmer. Man Orchid,
Orchis anthropophora.
Photo by John Palmer.
Violet Helleborine, Epipactis purpurata. Photo by Bill Welch. Violet Helleborine,
Epipactis purpurata.
Down House, Downe.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Violet Helleborine, Epipactis purpurata. Photo by John Palmer. Violet Helleborine,
Epipactis purpurata.
Photo by John Palmer.
Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine. Photo by John Palmer. Broad-leaved Helleborine,
Epipactis helleborine.
Photo by John Palmer.
Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine, and wasp with pollinia. Photo by John Palmer. Broad-leaved Helleborine,
Epipactis helleborine, and wasp with pollinia.
Photo by John Palmer.
White Helleborine, Cephalanthera damasonium. Ranscombe Farm Country Park. Photo by Bill Welch. White Helleborine,
Cephalanthera damasonium.
Ranscombe Farm Country Park. Photo by Bill Welch.
White Helleborine, Cephalanthera damasonium. Photo by John Palmer. White Helleborine,
Cephalanthera damasonium.
Photo by John Palmer.
Musk Orchid, Herminium monorchis. Holly Hill. Photo by Bill Welch. Musk Orchid,
Herminium monorchis.
Holly Hill.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Musk Orchid, Herminium monorchis. Photo by John Palmer. Musk Orchid,
Herminium monorchis.
Photo by John Palmer.
Early Spider-orchid, Ophrys sphegodes, with a bee, Andrena species. Photo by John Palmer. Early Spider-orchid,
Ophrys sphegodes,
with a bee, Andrena species.
Photo by John Palmer.
Lady Orchid, Orchis purpurea. Ranscombe Farm Country Park. Photo by Bill Welch. Lady Orchid,
Orchis purpurea.
Ranscombe Farm Country Park. Photo by Bill Welch.
Lady Orchid, Orchis purpurea. Photo by John Palmer. Lady Orchid,
Orchis purpurea.
Photo by John Palmer.
Lady Orchid, Orchis purpurea, light form. Photo by John Palmer. Lady Orchid,
Orchis purpurea,
light form.
Photo by John Palmer.
Lady Orchid, Orchis purpurea, dark form. Photo by John Palmer. Lady Orchid,
Orchis purpurea,
dark form.
Photo by John Palmer.
Green-winged Orchids, Anacamptis morio. Marden Meadow. Photo by John Palmer. Green-winged Orchids,
Anacamptis morio.
Marden Meadow.
Photo by John Palmer.
Green-winged Orchids, Anacamptis morio. Colour form. Marden Meadow. Photo by John Palmer. Colour form of Green-winged Orchid, Anacamptis morio.
Marden Meadow.
Photo by John Palmer.
Green-winged Orchids, Anacamptis morio. Pink form. Marden Meadow, 25 May 2013. Photo by Bill Welch. Pink form of Green-winged Orchid, Anacamptis morio.
Marden Meadow, 2013.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Green-winged Orchids, Anacamptis morio. White form. Marden Meadow, 25 May 2013. Photo by Bill Welch. White form of Green-winged Orchid, Anacamptis morio.
Marden Meadow, 2013.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Early-purple Orchid, Orchis mascula. Nashenden Down. Photo by Bill Welch. Early-purple Orchid,
Orchis mascula.
Nashenden Down.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Late Spider-orchid, Ophrys fuciflora. Photo by John Palmer. Late Spider-orchid,
Ophrys fuciflora.
Photo by John Palmer.
Burnt Orchid, or Burnt-tip Orchid, Neotinea ustulata. Photo by John Palmer. Burnt Orchid, or Burnt-tip Orchid, Neotinea ustulata.
Photo by John Palmer.
Heath Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata. Photo by Bill Welch. Heath Spotted-orchid,
Dactylorhiza maculata.
Ashdown Forest.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Lullingstone Country Park. Photo by Alison Bolt. Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii.
Lullingsone Country Park.
Photo by Alison Bolt.
Bee Crab spiders mating on a Common Spotted-orchid, Dactyorhiza fuchsii. Photo by John Palmer. Crab spiders mating on a Common Spotted-orchid,
Dactyorhiza fuchsii.
Photo by John Palmer.
Crab spider, Misumena vatia, and Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, with orchid pollinia, on a Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Photo by John Palmer. Crab Spider and Honey Bee on a Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii.
Photo by John Palmer.
Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii. High Elms Country Park. Photo by Bill Welch. Common Spotted-orchid,
Dactylorhiza fuchsii.
High Elms Country Park.
Photo by Bill Welch.
A scarce variety of the Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii var. rhodochila. Downe Bank, Downe. Photo by Bob Francis. A scarce variety of the Common Spotted-orchid,
Dactylorhiza fuchsii var. rhodochila. Downe Bank.
Photo by Bob Francis.

Dactylorhiza fuchsii var. rhodochila is a new record at Downe Bank. It was found by Irene Palmer in 2012.
It is thought that seeds might have been introduced accidentally from Sevenoaks, on feet or machinery.

Flowers of a Common Twayblade, Neottia ovata. Photo by Bill Welch. Common Twayblade,
Neottia ovata.
High Elms Country Park.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Common Twayblade, Neottia ovata. Photo by John Palmer. Common Twayblade,
Neottia ovata.
Photo by John Palmer.
Bird's-nest Orchid, Neottia nidus-avis. High Elms Country Park. Photo by Bill Welch. Bird's-nest Orchid,
Neottia nidus-avis.
High Elms Country Park.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Bird's-nest Orchid, Neottia nidus-avis. Photo by John Palmer. Bird's-nest Orchid, Neottia nidus-avis.
Photo by John Palmer.
Autumn Lady's-tresses, Spiranthes spiralis. Photo by John Palmer. Autumn Lady's-tresses, Spiranthes spiralis.
Photo by John Palmer.
Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera. Photo by John Palmer. Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera.
Photo by John Palmer.
Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera, showing the pollinia. Photo by John Palmer. Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera,
showing the pollinia.
Photo by John Palmer.
Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera. Lullingstone Country Park. Photo by Alison Bolt. Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera.
Lullingsone Country Park.
Photo by Alison Bolt.
Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis. Lullingstone Country Park. Photo by Alison Bolt. Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis.
Lullingsone Country Park.
Photo by Alison Bolt.
Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis. Riddlesdown Common. Photo by Bill Welch. Pyramidal Orchid,
Anacamptis pyramidalis.
Riddlesdown Common.
Photo by Bill Welch.
Burnet moth withthe pollinia of a Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis. Photo by John Palmer. Burnet moth with pollinia of a
Pyramidal Orchid,
Anacamptis pyramidalis.
Photo by John Palmer
Burnet Moths with polliia from Pyramidal Orchids, Anacamptis pyramidalis. Photo by John Palmer. Burnet Moths with pollinia from Pyramidal Orchids, Anacamptis pyramidalis.
Photo by John Palmer.
Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, with Red Clover, Trifolium pratense. Photo by John Palmer. Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, with Red Clover, Trifolium pratense.
Photo by John Palmer.
Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis. Photo by John Palmer. Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis.
Photo by John Palmer.
Pyramidal Orchids, Anacamptis pyramidalis, at Lullingstone Country Park. Photo by Irene Palmer. Pyramidal Orchids, Anacamptis pyramidalis,
at Lullingstone Country Park.
Photo by Irene Palmer.
Military Orchid, Orchis militaris. Photo by John Palmer. Military Orchid,
Orchis militaris.
Photo by John Palmer.

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