Dactylorhiza purpurella
Species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae
| Northern marsh orchid | |
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| Dactylorhiza purpurella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | 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, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway.[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
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. 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
Media related to Dactylorhiza purpurella at Wikimedia Commons
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