fragrant orchid

Ond fel deudais i, rydw i'n ffodus mod i'n byw yn agos at Gors Bodeilio, a rhai o'r tegeirianau sydd wedi cael eu gweld yno ydi caldrist y gors, y caineirian, tegeirian llydanwyrdd bach, y tegeirian pr (Gymnadenia conopsea; fragrant orchid), tegeirian y gors culddail (Dactylorhiza traunsteineri; narrow-leaved marsh orchid) a tegeirian y clr (Ophrys insectifera; fly orchid).

Llanymynech's rare plants include: spring cinquefoil, autumn ladies-tresses, English whitebeam, yellow-wort, fragrant orchid, rock-rose, autumn gentian and calamint.

Grass Cutting There are several species of orchid found in and around the marsh including the Northern Marsh orchid, the Common Spotted orchid, the Marsh Fragrant orchid and the Pyramidal orchid.

"We're hoping to encourage four species of orchid to flourish, including the fragrant orchid and early marsh orchid, which thrive on damp lime-rich conditions but, at the moment, the encroachment of purple moor grass is crowding out the orchids and rare plants."

In summer, you may come across colourful pyramidal, common-spotted or fragrant orchids. Lucky visitors may even see a

Fragrant orchids also have upright spikes and can easily be picked out of the crowd, while the aptly named pyramidal orchids, with their pink cone shape, are just emerging.