Biology:Dactylorhiza elata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Dactylorhiza |
| Species: | D. elata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactylorhiza elata (Poir.) Soó (1962)
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Synonyms list
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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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Dactylorhiza elata". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/5285/Dactylorhiza-elata/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 27. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
External links
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q1306627 entry
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