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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