Dactylorhiza francis-drucei

Dactylorhiza francis-drucei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Dactylorhiza
Species:
D. francis-drucei
Binomial name
Dactylorhiza francis-drucei
(Wilmott) Aver. (1984)
Subspecies and varieties[1]

3; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Dactylorhiza majalis var. francis-drucei (Wilmott) R.M.Bateman & Denholm (1983)
  • Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. francis-drucei (Wilmott) Soó (1962)
  • Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides subsp. francis-drucei (Wilmott) R.M.Bateman & Denholm (2012)
  • Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides var. francis-drucei (Wilmott) F.M.Vázquez (2008)
  • Orchis francis-drucei Wilmott (1936)

Dactylorhiza francis-drucei is a species of terrestrial orchid native to Great Britain and Ireland.

Three subspecies and varieties are accepted.[1]

  • Dactylorhiza francis-drucei var. ebudensis (Wief. ex R.M.Bateman & Denholm) R.M.Bateman & Denholm –  North Uist
  • Dactylorhiza francis-drucei subsp. francis-drucei – western Scotland
  • Dactylorhiza francis-drucei subsp. traunsteinerioides (Pugsley) R.M.Bateman & Denholm – Ireland, northern Wales, and northern England

The species is tetraploid.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Dactylorhiza francis-drucei (Wilmott) Aver". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ Bateman, R.M., Denholm, I., McLeod, L. et al. Systematic reappraisal of marsh-orchids native to Scotland. Kew Bulletin 78, 107–131 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-023-10080-5