New Orchid Found in Scotland?


Excited botanists today appealed for help in identifying a possible new species of orchid.

The Scotsman news (Edinburgh) reports that the plant was discovered in the grounds of a Scunthorpe college where last year staff discovered another rare orchid.

The flowers have left botanists scratching their heads and they are appealing for plant experts to come forward and confirm if the flowers are indeed the first of a new species.

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