Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó

Elder-flowered orchid (en), Orchis sureau (fr), Dactylorhize à feuilles larges (fr), Dactylorhize sureau (fr), Dactylorhize à larges feuilles (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Dactylorhiza

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
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) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-7
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Dactylorhiza sambucina habit picture by Yves Chérain (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza sambucina habit picture by Emmanuel Giraud (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza sambucina habit picture by Gilles Istin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Dactylorhiza sambucina leaf picture by Michelle Goudail (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza sambucina leaf picture by Cristian Zanella Cristian Zanella (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza sambucina leaf picture by Aurore Garnavault Blanchard (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dactylorhiza sambucina flower picture by gainza javier (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza sambucina flower picture by Zaro Luca (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza sambucina flower picture by Friedrich Birkhan (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Dactylorhiza sambucina fruit picture by vking (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza sambucina fruit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Dactylorhiza sambucina fruit picture by Vika Praprotnik (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dactylorhiza sambucina world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Dactylorhiza sambucina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:626671-1
WFO ID wfo-0000936871
COL ID 33WMV
BDTFX ID 21452
INPN ID 94279
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Dactylorhiza sambucina f. chusae Orchis incarnata Orchis salina Orchis schleicheri Orchis x guffroyi Orchis laurentina Orchis saccata Orchis lutea Dactylorhiza sambucina f. rubra Dactylorhiza cantabrica Dactylorchis sambucina Dactylorhiza sambucina Orchis sambucina f. purpurea Orchis sambucina f. laurentina Orchis sambucina f. bracteata Orchis sambucina f. barlae Orchis sambucina f. lanceolata Orchis sambucina f. tripartita Dactylorhiza x fasciculata Dactylorhiza fasciculata Dactylorhiza sambucina f. hybrida Dactylorhiza latifolia f. rubra Orchis fasciculata Orchis sambucina Orchis sambucina var. incarnata Orchis sambucina var. robusta Orchis sambucina var. rubra Orchis pseudosambucina var. fasciculata Orchis sambucina var. purpurea Dactylorhiza sambucina var. laurentina Dactylorhiza sambucina subsp. laurentina Orchis sambucina var. bracteata Orchis sambucina var. hungarica Dactylorhiza sambucina var. hungarica Dactylorhiza sambucina subsp. cantabrica Orchis incarnata var. sambucina Orchis sambucina var. purpurascens Dactylorhiza sambucina var. hybrida Orchis sambucina f. obovata Orchis sambucina f. hungarica Dactylorhiza sambucina f. robusta Dactylorhiza sambucina f. rubrobracteata Orchis sambucina f. rubrobracteata