Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soó

RO: ?
DE: Fuchs’ Knabenkraut
EN: Common Spotted-orchid

• in general a slender plant but can be quite tall sometime (reaching ~70 cm in height)
• the inflorescence is variable in flower density and flower number, but usually is more or less lax with around 20-30 flowers
• in flower from june to august (depends on latitude and specially the altitude)
• pollination is done by different species of insect
• found in a variety of habitats: dry to wet, full sun to shade, but prefering alkaline substrate
• widespread in Europe and sometime can be quite common
• 2n = 40

Embedded map with records for Romania found in myNature database.

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