Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Genus: Hammarbya (Bog Orchid)
Maximal 20 cm tall. flowers: stalked, Ø 3–6 mm, greenish to yellowish. outer tepals: ovoid-lanceolate. lip: undivided, heart-shaped, mostly pointing upwards, flat, shorter than the other perianth-leaves, entire at the apex. stamina: straight erect. anthers: after flo...
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.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, bogs, sedge-lands, dunes
in nutrient-poor, acidic, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats