Lancashire Key Species - Flowering Plants

Flowering plant species listed in the Lancashire Key Species review of 24/09/2019.

Lancashire Key Species (LKS) refers to species which have a recognised status, either (inter)nationally or locally within Lancashire. The criteria for inclusion are available from LERN.

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pyramidal orchid ¹
Anacamptis pyramidalis

Coeloglossum viride ²
Dactylorhiza viridis

Lady's-slipper ³
Cypripedium calceolus

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea ⁴
Dactylorhiza incarnata coccinea

heath spotted orchid ⁵
Dactylorhiza maculata

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum ⁶
Dactylorhiza maculata ericetorum

Northern Marsh-orchid ⁷
Dactylorhiza purpurella

Dark-red Helleborine ⁸
Epipactis atrorubens

Dune Helleborine ⁷
Epipactis dunensis

Narrow-lipped Helleborine ⁹
Epipactis leptochila

Marsh Helleborine ¹⁰
Epipactis palustris

Green-flowered Helleborine ⁷
Epipactis phyllanthes

Fragrant Orchid ⁸
Gymnadenia conopsea

Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. densiflora ¹¹
Gymnadenia densiflora

Listera cordata ¹²
Neottia cordata

bird's-nest orchid ¹³
Neottia nidus-avis

Bee Orchid ¹⁴
Ophrys apifera

Fly Orchid ¹⁵
Ophrys insectifera

Orchis morio ¹⁶
Anacamptis morio

Lesser butterfly-orchid ¹⁰
Platanthera bifolia

Greater butterfly-orchid ¹⁷
Platanthera chlorantha

Small-white Orchid ⁷
Pseudorchis albida

Autumn Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes spiralis

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Lancashire Key Species - Flowering Plants

pyramidal orchid 1 Anacamptis pyramidalis

Coeloglossum viride 2 Dactylorhiza viridis

Lady's-slipper 3 Cypripedium calceolus

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea 4 Dactylorhiza incarnata coccinea

heath spotted orchid 5 Dactylorhiza maculata

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum 6 Dactylorhiza maculata ericetorum

Northern Marsh-orchid 7 Dactylorhiza purpurella

Dark-red Helleborine 8 Epipactis atrorubens

Dune Helleborine 7 Epipactis dunensis

Narrow-lipped Helleborine 9 Epipactis leptochila

Marsh Helleborine 10 Epipactis palustris

Green-flowered Helleborine 7 Epipactis phyllanthes

Fragrant Orchid 8 Gymnadenia conopsea

Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. densiflora 11 Gymnadenia densiflora

Listera cordata 12 Neottia cordata

bird's-nest orchid 13 Neottia nidus-avis

Bee Orchid 14 Ophrys apifera

Fly Orchid 15 Ophrys insectifera

Orchis morio 16 Anacamptis morio

Lesser butterfly-orchid 10 Platanthera bifolia

Greater butterfly-orchid 17 Platanthera chlorantha

Small-white Orchid 7 Pseudorchis albida

Autumn Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes spiralis