Dactylorhiza majalis

Dactylorhiza majalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Dactylorhiza
Species:
D. majalis
Binomial name
Dactylorhiza majalis
Subspecies[1]

15; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Dactylorchis majalis (Rchb.) Verm. (1947)
  • Dactylorhiza comosa subsp. majalis (Rchb.) P.D.Sell (1996)
  • Orchis latifolia subsp. majalis (Rchb.) Klinge (1898)
  • Orchis latifolia var. majalis (Rchb.) Kitt. (1837)
  • Orchis latifolia var. majalis (Rchb.) Nyman (1882)
  • Orchis majalis Rchb. (1828), nom. cons.

Dactylorhiza majalis, or the broad-leaved marsh orchid,[2] is a terrestrial Eurasian orchid.[3][4][5][6][7]

Subspecies include the western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. occidentalis) and southern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. praetermissa).[2][1]

The broad-leaved marsh orchid grows mainly in nitrogen-poor marsh areas that consist of several plant communities. More rarely, it is found in fens. Its flowering period begins at lower elevations as early as the beginning of May and ends in higher elevations at the end of July. The lowest blossoms usually open even before the stem has reached its full height.

  1. ^ a b c "Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb.) P.F.Hunt & Summerh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "BioLib: Biological library".
  3. ^ Ó. Sánchez Pedraja (2005). "Dactylorhiza Neck. ex Nevski". In C. Aedo; A. Herrero (eds.). Smilacaceae–Orchidaceae. Flora Iberica. Vol. 21. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. pp. 94–111. ISBN 8400083059.
  4. ^ N. Griebl (2008). "Vorkommen und verbreitung der gattung Dactylorhiza in Österreich". Berichte aus den arbeitskreisen heimische orchideen. 25 (2): 80–118.
  5. ^ Henrik Æ. Pedersen; Mikael Hedrén (2010). "On the distinction of Dactylorhiza baltica and D. pardalina (Orchidaceae) and the systematic affinities of geographically intermediate populations". Nordic Journal of Botany. 28 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2009.00450.x.
  6. ^ Mikael Hedrén; Sofie Nordström; Richard M. Bateman (2011). "Plastid and nuclear DNA marker data support the recognition of four tetraploid marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza majalis s.l., Orchidaceae) in Britain and Ireland, but require their recircumscription". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 104 (1): 107–128. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01708.x.
  7. ^ Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen (2004). "Dactylorhiza majalis s.l. (Orchidaceae) in acid habitats: variation patterns, taxonomy and evolution". Nordic Journal of Botany. 22 (6): 641–658. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2002.tb01921.x.