Common Spotted Orchid
| Latin Name: | Dactylorhiza fuchsii |
| Manx Name: | Magglyn breckey |
| Season: | May - August |
| Locations where this species is found: | |
| Clypse and Kerrowdhoo Eary Cushlin Glen Rushen Ballaugh Curraghs River Neb Conrhenny Plantation Close Sartfield | |
Wild orchids can be found in many different places around the island, including the Ballaugh Curraghs, Eary Cushlin and the Ayres.
All orchids are protected species, so it is illegal to pick or damage them.
Orchid seeds are tiny and have no 'food store' of their own, so they must feed on nearby fungus in order to germinate.
The Manx name for this flower is "Magglyn breckey".
All orchids are protected species, so it is illegal to pick or damage them.
Orchid seeds are tiny and have no 'food store' of their own, so they must feed on nearby fungus in order to germinate.
The Manx name for this flower is "Magglyn breckey".
