Irish Orchid Society
First field trip to the Burren
May 2009
Photos mainly by Howard Frost and Marie Hourigan
Orchis mascula
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. cruenta
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. cruenta with Mullaghmore skies.

A rocky haven at Rock Forest

The intrepid orchideers with overseas guests from Kew

Neotinea maculata-a speciality of the Burren

Neottia ovata which used to be called Listera ovata before D.N.A.analysis

White form of Orchis mascula with the group

Pale pink Orchis mascula

Scott McNaughton and Jeff Hutchinson, our visiting lecturer

An albino beauty