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bog orchid

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bog orchid
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an orchid, Hammarbya (or Malaxis) paludosa, growing in sphagnum bogs in the N hemisphere. It has greenish-yellow flowers and its leaves bear a fringe of tiny bulbils
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A rare bog orchid has also been picked to extinction on the estate.
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It also supports localised areas of blanket bog, which has a diverse range of plant species including the nationally rare Bog Orchids.
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