Dactylorhiza elata
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| Robust marsh orchid | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Dactylorhiza |
| Species: | D. elata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylorhiza elata (Poir.) Soó (1962) | |
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Dactylorhiza elata, the robust marsh orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to the western Mediterranean region (France (including Corsica), Sardinia, Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia).[1][2][3][4][5]
Dactylorhiza elata is a tuberous herbaceous perennial growing to 50 cm (20 in), and producing dense 20 cm (8 in) spikes of purple flowers in spring.[6]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[7] (confirmed 2017).[8]
Subspecies
[edit]Many names have been proposed for subspecies, varieties, subvarieties and forms of the species. As of June 2014, the following are recognized:[1]
- Dactylorhiza elata subsp. elata - Spain, North Africa
- Dactylorhiza elata subsp. sesquipedalis (Willd.) Soó - France, Spain, Portugal, Sardinia
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- ^ Baumann, B. & Baumann, H. (2005). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Orchideenflora Nordwestafrikas. Journal Europäischer Orchideen 37: 915-938.
- ^ Vázquez Pardo, F.M. (2009). Revisión de la familia Orchidaceae en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 3: 1-367.
- ^ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Dactylorhiza elata". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 27. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
External links
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Media related to Dactylorhiza elata at Wikimedia Commons- Dave's Garden, PlantFiles: Species Orchid, Robust Marsh Orchid, Stately Dactylorhiza Dactylorhiza elata
- Alpine Garden Society Plant Encyclopedia
- Orquídeas Ibericas, Dactylorhiza elata
- First Nature, Dactylorhiza elata
- Numericable, Dactylorhiza elata subsp. sesquipedalis
- Tela Botanica, Dactylorhize des Charentes, Dactylorhiza elata subsp. sesquipedalis
- Orquídeas de Almería, Dactylorhiza elata (Poiret) Soó
- Miradas Cantábricas, Dactylorhiza elata
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