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Small-white Orchid Pseudorchis albida Magairlín bán Family: Orchidaceae Flowering late May - early July. Tuberous perennial. Native. Spikes of small, inconspicuous greenish-white flowers with a faint scent of vanilla. The lower leaves are broadly oval-lanceolate with rows of translucent spots between the veins and the upper leaves are narrow and pointed. Height 10-40cm but usually shorter than 20cm. A protected plant, classed as Vulnerable in the 2016 Red Data List of Vascular Plants. Found on open, well-drained upland pastures and heaths. Very inconspicuous so possibly under-recorded.

Small-white Orchid, Pseudorchis albida, Magairlín bán