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Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soó

Common Spotted-Orchid

Orchidaceae

Traits


    10–80 cm tall. supporting-leaves of the flowers: herbaceous, longer than the ovary, greenish, often tinged violet. flowers: with a galea, reddish to violet. lip: at least 3‑lobed; central-lobe: distinctly larger than the lateral lobes, incised mostly more than 50 %. ...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor, acidic, moist to wet habitats

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