Photographs: the Burren, Co. Clare

O'Kelly's Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. okellyi Nuacht bhallach Uí Ceallaigh Family: Orchidaceae Flowering June-August. Perennial. Native. A subspecies of Dactylorhiza fuchsii with unmarked or only very faintly marked white flowers. The narrow leaves are unspotted or sometimes with very faint spots. Height to 30cm. Very localised distribution, mainly on calcareous grassland near limestone pavements in the Burren, Co.Clare. Similiar: White forms of Common Spotted-orchid: D. fuchsii var. albiflora

O'Kelly's Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. okellyi, Nuacht bhallach Uí Ceallaigh