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entry Why call a purple orchid green-winged? If you look closely
at the blossoms, you will see that the side petals ('the wings')
have green stripes. This orchid is also known as the green-
veined orchid. The green-winged orchid grows mostly in damp,
calcium-rich, scanty hay fields and is legally protected. The
flower stalk consists of 5-25 loosely grouped helmet-shaped
flowers. It often grows together with yellow-rattle. The unusual
association of green-winged orchid and yellow-rattle is probably
not found outside of the Netherlands.    © Copyright Ecomare
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