Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó

RO: Mâna Maicii Domnului
DE: Geflecktes Knabenkraut
EN: Heath Spotted Orchid

• a slender to robust orchid (15-60 cm in height)
• the inflorescence is ussualy dense with 15 to 50 flowers
• in flower from end of May to August (depends on latitude and altitude)
• pollination is done by different species of insect
• found on acid substrate in full sun or shade on moist or wet habitatss
• widespread in all temperate and boreal Europe, sometime abundant
• 2n = 80

Embedded map with records for Romania found in myNature database.

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