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		Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) The Early Purple Orchid is a widespread orchid, able to grow on a wide variety of soils except those that are very acid or very wet.
		Early Purple Orchids can also be found abundantly in some woods and copses, where it is often associated with Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus) or Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis).
		Early Purple Orchids are probably suitable for establishment in orchid lawns (though their smell en masse might be slightly off-putting!), and attractive lawns may be possible by interplanting Early Purple Orchids or Green-winged Orchids with Cowslips (Primula veris).
	www.reallywildflowers.co.uk /documents/orchids.doc (3864 words)

	Early-purple Orchid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Orchids are one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants and, although most do occur in the tropics, Orchids can be found on every continent other than Antarctica.
		The Early Purple Orchid occurs throughout Europe from as far South as the Mediterranean and North into Scandinavia.
		British Orchids are all terrestrial (ground growing), sometimes small and hard to spot, but also include some of our most beautiful and spectacular wild flowers.
	www.wildlifetrust.org.uk /scottish/www/d&g/so3orchid.htm (148 words)

	Orchids
		Orchids can be found in all types of environment, from mountains, through woodland and down near the sea, each growing in the habitat and conditions required by the species to flourish.
		The insects are fooled into trying to mate with the orchid flower and in so doing pick up the pollinia, which often stick to the head of the insect, to be transferred to another flower, thus pollinating it.
		In the case of other families of orchids pollinated by insects, they are visited for food in the form of nectar, and again pollen is transferred between flowers as the insects move from plant to plant.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /colinsmithphoto/bwf1.htm (230 words)

	Kent Ornithological Society
		Early spring and summer flowers shine in the warm sun and a visit to our woodlands before the first leaves appear promises a wealth of kentish surprises.
		Early Purple orchids can be found throughout Kent's woods during April and May. This plant with its glossy spotted leaves was photographed at Spong Wood near Canterbury.
		Early Spider Orchids can be found along the east Kent downlands with impressive colonies being found on the cliff tops between Dover and Kingsdown and also at Samphire Hoe where this photo was taken.
	www.kentos.org.uk /Wildlife/flora.htm (184 words)

	The Orchid in Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In most people’s minds the term "orchid" portrays a vision of a large exotic flower entirely dependant upon the excesses of temperature and humidity of the tropical rain forest for survival and growth.
		Orchid flowers are characterised by the development of one petal of the perianth.
		The biology of the orchid is quite specific and obviously contributes to the rarity of some species in the British Isles.
	www.bsp.org.uk /newsarc/orchid.html (555 words)

	Working for Wildlife: Plant of the month: Orchid
		The Early Purple is locally common throughout Britain and grows in woods, scrub, grassland and road verges on moist, non-acid soils, although it also flourishes here on Baronsdown where the soil is acid.
		The orchid flowers do not contain honey, although there is a sweet juice in the walls of the spur that insects pierce with their probusces and suck out.
		The orchid was thought to be the food of the Satyrs, and one that incited them to excesses.
	www.workingforwildlife.org.uk /education/orchid.htm (894 words)

	Canadian Orchid Congress Newsletter 9:1
		A love potion derived from the Early Purple Orchid is said to have been created by squeezing out the nectar from 20 stems into warm goat's milk or Greek yogurt.
		When judging orchids, one of the most important characteristics to be considered is the flower colour, and describing that colour accurately is critical to an award description.
		Creating colours in orchids is much more difficult than mixing paints, although some of the principles are the same; when one mixes green with red the result is mud and crossing a green flower with a red one can produce something similar.
	www.chebucto.ns.ca /Recreation/Orchidcongress/news/cocv081.html (3440 words)

	Orchis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae).
		Orchis mascula (L.) L. Early Purple Orchid, Male Orchis (N. and C. Europe to Iran, Canary Islands)
		(1762) : Lady orchid, Purple Orchis (Europe to Caucasus, Algeria)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orchis (639 words)

	My experiments
		The Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) has an association with species of Armillaria, some might find it strange that a delicate plant like an Orchid could have a symbiotic relationship with a known parasitical fungi.
		However after some preliminary study of the way orchids control their fungi hosts it seems to be all one way traffic as far as nutional requirements go.
		This is a nescessity of survival as far as the Early Purple Orchid is concerned.
	websites.ntl.com /~ken.collinson/experiment1.htm (562 words)

	British Wild Flowers Gallery - Orchids Page 2
		Less distinct are the rows of purple 'tunic buttons' down the length of the lip that may have also influenced its name.
		The Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) is the earliest orchid to flower, generally being April in the south and slightly later towards the north.
		The flower of this orchid is mainly purple with a paler centre and sparse spotting of the lip becoming more concentrated at the throat of the flower.
	www.pnielsen.dircon.co.uk /orchids2.htm (1227 words)

	Purple Fringed Orchid
		That round opening is a characteristic of the Large Purple Fringed Orchid, which is now treated as a separate species, Platanthera grandiflora.
		The smaller Purple Fringed Orchid has a ridge in the middle of the opening to the nectar spur, dividing it into two smaller openings, giving the opening sort of a figure 8 or dumbell outline.
		Their leaves, if you can get a look at them amongst all the grasses, are in fact grass-like - long and narrow, with a few from the base and a few along the main stem.
	www.weaversites.com /AshevilleNatural/orchidpurplefringed.html (566 words)

	PurpleSpottedOrchid
		Early Purple Orchid is the first Orchid in Britain to flower in the yearly cycle.
		Its exquisite flowers have the drawback of somewhat of male cats, but I love the way the two sepals (outward leaves of the calyx or outer whorl) are held like the wings of an angels, and also the little 'faces' in the flowers.
		Early Purple Orchid is locally common throughout Britain and grows in woods (including beech and oak woods), scrub, grassland and road-verges on moist, non-acid soils.
	www.the-tree.org.uk /EnchantedForest/WoodlandFlowers/purplespottedorchid.htm (424 words)

	Grassland Plants Fact sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Oxeye daisies were once boiled and an extract from this process was used in medicines to cure a variety of ailments, such as diseases of the chest and liver.
		A common orchid which can be found on scrub and grassland.
		The flower stalk usually appears in late spring, and between April and June, the pinkish purple flowers appear in a dense spike at the top of the stem.
	www.btinternet.com /~treerats/Infopages/grasslands/GrasslandPlants.htm (896 words)

	Images of Dorset - Photographs of Early Purple Orchid
		The earliest flowering orchid in Britain, it can appear as early as mid-April.
		Most likely to be confused with the Green-winged Orchid, but doesn't have the veining in the sepals and uniform coloured leaves of the latter.
		The pictures of Early Purple Orchid in this gallery were captured at low resolution.
	www.imagesofdorset.org.uk /Dorset/050/intro.htm (110 words)

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	www.wordwebonline.com /en/EARLY (178 words)

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		The first species of Orchid to be found in flower is the Early-purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) which starts to appear in mid- April usually growing sparingly alongside the much commoner Bluebell (Endymion non-scriptus).
		This is one of the commonest of the Orchid species in the area and could only be confused with the much rarer Green-winged Orchid (Orchis morio) which as far as I know does not occur locally.
		The easiest way to see the Green-winged Orchid is to drive to Crowle near Thorne moors and visit the roadside field just north of the village on the A161.
	members.lycos.co.uk /ukorchid (252 words)

	Attractions
		The Early Purple Orchid is one of the first to appear, flowering in May. This orchid is characterised by dark spots present on its blunt leaves.
		Together with the Bee orchid, these plants lure insects to pollinate not by offering nectar or coloured flowers, but flowers which immitate the appearance of a particular species of insect.
		These orchids are not as common as some of the other species, and therefore are more difficult to find.
	homepage.eircom.net /~vmaria/newsite/flora.htm (539 words)

	Images of Dorset - Photographs of Green-winged Orchid
		Identification is by its purple to pink colour (which can vary in intensity from plant to plant) and the distinctive green striped veining in the two sepals at the top of the flower.
		Most likely to be confused with the Early Purple Orchid due to similar flower colouring.
		The flowers of the Early Purple do not have the veining and the flower stem is generally longer and taller in comparison (whereas the Green-winged Orchid can appear 'stunted'), the leaves of the Early Purple are usually covered with large irregular dark spots or blotches whereas the leaves of the Green-winged have none.
	www.imagesofdorset.org.uk /Dorset/044/intro.htm (180 words)

	Early Purple Orchid Flora - - by Provence Beyond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Early Purple Orchid Flora - - by Provence Beyond
		The color is usually a darker purple than depicted in our photo.
		This small orchid is one of the most common in the region, although still not easy to find, and it's protected.
	www.beyond.fr /flora/orchidearly.html (143 words)

	Barnack Hills and Holes - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It flowers In late spring and early summer, at the roughly the same time as the early purple orchids and cow-slips which are also to be found there in quantity.
		There are also pyramid orchids, man orchids and bee orchids (though I have not seen this one for several years).
		The man orchid is named from the shape of the flower which has little arms and legs.
	home.freeuk.net /alunw/nbarnack.html (263 words)

	Test Valley LCA - Volume 1
		The wet meadows are classed as agriculturally unimproved mesotrophic grasslands and are often typified as traditional grazed hay meadows.
		Within this portion of the river all types of water meadow are to be found and there may well be early eighteenth century examples surviving across the flood plain.
		Early presumably medieval roads extend up along the valley following the contours of the first river terrace.
	www.testvalley.gov.uk /tvlcp/print/vol1_lca5b.html (1380 words)

	This is Hampshire \| CommuniGate \| Look for these in ..... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The orange tip is another early butterfly, which is usually on the wing for only 3 or 4 weeks of the year.
		This is the first orchid of the year to flower in our area.
		An early gill fungus which can be found on verges and grassland during April.
	www.communigate.co.uk /hants/snhs/page13.phtml (488 words)

	Burren Flora Orchids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Of Ireland's 28 native orchid species, an extraordinary 24 are known to exist in the Burren.
		Beginning every year around April with the flowering of the early purple orchid, and ending in September with the intricate flowering spikes of the autumn lady’s tresses, these wonderful little flowers provide a rich and fascinating attraction in the summer pastures of the Burren.
		Below are listed the orchids found in the Burren, their Latin, English and Irish names (from the work of Nelson (2000).
	www.burrenbeo.com /burren-flora-orchids.aspx?objID=Article (97 words)

	This is Hampshire \| CommuniGate \| Orchids of Hampshire & IoW
		This orchid is very small (usually not more than 3 inches tall) and as it's name suggests, is found in bogs.
		This orchid grows on heaths and moorlands and is very common in the New Forest, in dry, and reasonably damp habitats.
		This is one of the commonest and widespread of orchids and grows to 15" to 18".
	www.communigate.co.uk /hants/snhs/page9.phtml (1725 words)

	PlantFiles: Detailed information on Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)
		Terrestrial orchid from Europe has 3-5, strap like, mid green sometimes with purple blotches upto 6 inches long.
		Bears light to dark purple, hooded flowers with a 3 lobed labellum (lip) with a cylindrical spur, carried on an erect raceme.
		The Early Purple Orchid was once dug up and the root powedered and used as an aphrodisiac.
	davesgarden.com /pf/go/1504 (212 words)

	Wild Flowers of the Limestone Dales of the Peak District area of Derbyshire, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		These include the Early Purple Orchids, which can form a carpet of purple flowers across the sides of dales like Lathkill Dale.
		A little later, usually early July, Common Spotted Orchids are to be found in many of the dales, and other rarer orchids such as the Frog Orchid and Burnt Orchid appear in the grassland.
		By early September the season is effectively over, with just the Harebells, Scabious and Cranesbill surviving a little longer before the autumn sets in and the cycle starts all over again.
	www.cressbrook.co.uk /features/flowers.htm (358 words)

	Latest Other Sightings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Early Purple Orchid - Robert Gray; Moss Campion - Lauren Brewster; Edmondston's Chickweed - Stuart Ferguson: all at Keen of Hamar
		Moss Campion and Early Purple Orchid on the Keen of Hamar - Wendy Dickson
		This site is not directly connected to any of the organisations mentioned, so comments may not necessarily reflect the views of the organisations, clubs or societies involved.
	www.nature-shetland.co.uk /naturelatest/latestothers.htm (823 words)

	Mas de Guerre: Orchids
		Over 40 orchid species have been recorded in the region, and at least 11 can be found
		In 2004 we counted and identified orchids found within 8 of the 14 plots studied in 2003.
		Identified as Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula), spotted-leaved variety.
	www.masdeguerre.com /orchids.htm (434 words)

	Orchis morio :: Flora of Northern Ireland web site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Green-Winged Orchid (Orchis morio), also called the Green-Veined Orchid, is restricted in Northern Ireland to just one sand dune site in County Down where it was first discovered in 1976.
		Within the British Isles this orchid is mainly found in the southern half of Ireland and the southern half of England and Wales, so the County Down site is outside the main area of distribution, being farther north than usual.
		This orchid flowers in June and is superficially similar to the Early Purple-Orchid (Orchis mascula), but has green stripes on the two lateral sepals.
	www.habitas.org.uk /flora/species.asp?item=2324 (224 words)

	Webshots - Images of Wild Orchids that I found growing in Kent during 2005
		Bee Orchid This is the most beautiful of orchids I have found so far
		Early Spider Orchid Growing at Samphire Hoe 8th May
		Early purple orchid at Parkgate down on 12th May
	community.webshots.com /album/374290725qDmRKq (328 words)

	Orchis mascula :: Flora of Northern Ireland web site
		Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) is the earliest wild orchid to flower.
		The flowers are rosy coloured to purplish, appearing in April and May, and are pollinated by bees; the production of seed is probably followed by the death of the plant.
		The leaves are broad and blunt and may be unspotted or spotted with purple blotches.
	www.habitas.org.uk /flora/species.asp?Item=2326 (125 words)

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