Greater Butterfly-Orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, Orchidaceae. The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows and grasslands.

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Greater Butterfly Orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, Orchidaceae. The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands on chalk soils. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a butterfly. It has a pair of broad, shiny, elliptical and spotless leaves at the base of its stem.

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Location: Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire
Photo credit: © Florapix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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