Dactylorhiza purpurella
| Northern marsh orchid | |
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| Dactylorhiza purpurella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Dactylorhiza |
| Species: | D. purpurella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylorhiza purpurella (T. Stephenson & T.A. Stephenson) Soó (1962) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dactylorhiza purpurella, the northern marsh orchid,[2] is an orchid native to Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark.[1]
Two varieties are recognised:[1]
- Dactylorhiza purpurella var. cambrensis (R.H.Roberts) R.M.Bateman & Denholm - coastal Great Britain and Denmark
- Dactylorhiza purpurella subsp. purpurella - Ireland and northern Great Britain. Recorded from Co. Donegal in Ireland.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Ennis, T. The occurrence of Dactylorhiza purpurella (T. Stephenson and T.A. Stephenson) Soó var. majalifiormis (E. Nelson) Kreutz, in Co. Donegal. Ir. Nat. J. 33: 128
External links
- Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Dactylorhiza purpurella (northern marsh orchid)
- Wildscreen Arkive, Dactylorhiza purpurella
- Wildflowers of Ireland
- Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora
- IOSPE orchid photos, Dactylorhiza cambrensis (R.H.Roberts) Aver. 1984
- Dactylorhiza purpurella at the Encyclopedia of Life
Media related to Dactylorhiza purpurella at Wikimedia Commons
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