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Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb.) P.F.Hunt & Summerh.

Western marsh-orchid (en), Dactylorhize de mai (fr), Orchis de mai (fr), Dactylorhize fistuleux (fr), Orchis fistuleux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Dactylorhiza

Characteristics

An orchid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet meadows.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The tuber is used.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Dactylorhiza majalis habit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza majalis habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza majalis habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Dactylorhiza majalis leaf picture by Jean-François Baudin (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza majalis leaf picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza majalis leaf picture by Jean-François Baudin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dactylorhiza majalis flower picture by Melanie Krebs (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza majalis flower picture by Richard Walder (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza majalis flower picture by Arnaud Fontaine (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Dactylorhiza majalis fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Dactylorhiza majalis world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:626644-1
WFO ID wfo-0000936751
COL ID 33WM7
BDTFX ID 21415
INPN ID 94267
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Orchis majalis f. laxa Orchis majalis f. magnicalcarata Orchis latifolia f. macrobracteata Orchis majalis Dactylorhiza majalis Orchis latifolia f. brevicalcarata Orchis latifolia f. laxa Orchis latifolia f. aequiloba Dactylorchis majalis f. ampla Orchis latifolia f. submaculata Dactylorhiza latifolia Dactylorchis majalis Orchis latifolia var. macrobracteata Orchis majalis var. tharandina Orchis latifolia var. majalis Orchis latifolia var. brevicalcarata Orchis latifolia var. magnicalcarata Orchis latifolia var. laxa Orchis latifolia var. integra Orchis latifolia var. aequiloba Orchis latifolia var. linguata Orchis latifolia var. albiflora Dactylorhiza latifolia var. gracilis Dactylorchis majalis var. gracilis Orchis latifolia var. gracilis Dactylorchis majalis var. brachyphylla Dactylorchis majalis var. submaculata Dactylorchis majalis var. immaculata Orchis latifolia var. immaculata Dactylorchis majalis var. laxa Dactylorchis majalis var. macrobracteata Dactylorchis majalis var. aequiloba Dactylorchis majalis var. albiflora Dactylorchis latifolia subsp. brevifolia Dactylorchis majalis var. alpestroides Dactylorchis majalis var. atrorubens Dactylorhiza comosa subsp. majalis Orchis latifolia f. ampla Dactylorchis majalis f. alboliliacea Orchis majalis f. barlae Orchis majalis f. brevicalcarata Orchis majalis f. immaculata Orchis majalis f. linearis Orchis majalis f. linguata Orchis majalis f. maculata Dactylorchis majalis var. linguata Dactylorchis majalis var. integra Dactylorchis majalis var. brevicalcarata Dactylorchis majalis var. magnicalcarata Dactylorchis majalis var. alborosacea Orchis latifolia subsp. majalis

Lower taxons

Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. sphagnicola Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. baltica Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. majalis Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. baltica
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