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Man Orchid, Lincolnshire!

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I checked out a new site last week for me just over the county border into Lincolnshire for Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophora) . Parking up on a nearby road verge at Copper Hill LWT , it wasn't long before I saw the target species by the road side verge. Over the next hour I noted at least 25 Man Orchids on the verges and also a new plant for me in the UK in the form of  Common Star of  Bethlehem ( Ornithogalum umbellatum)   . Here is the link for this excellent little reserve:  http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/Dukes-Covert-Copper-Hill Close up of the Man Orchid flowers. Side view of one of the Man Orchids. Seen on the road side verge! Common Star of Bethlehem.