According to Streeter the place where this is supposed to be found most often is at the edges of calcareous fens in marshy ground - exactly where this plant was. The long narrow leaves immediately stand out as something different even though the colour of the flower is typical orchid purple. The other common name for this plant is Irish Marsh Orchid so it was nice to see it in Ireland.
Edge of Lough Rinnamona, Ireland 23rd May 2005
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Added on 26th May 2005