Dactylorhiza incarnata

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Early marsh-orchid
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Dactylorhiza incarnata habitus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Dactylorhiza
Species:
D. incarnata
Binomial name
Dactylorhiza incarnata
(L.) Soó
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Orchis incarnataL. (1755) (Basionym)
    • Dactylorchis incarnata(L.) Verm.
    • Dactylorhiza coccinea(Pugsley) Aver.
    • Orchis cruentaO.F.Müll. in G.C.Oeder
    • Dactylorchis cruenta(O.F.Müll.) Verm.
    • Dactylorhiza cruenta(O.F.Müll.) Soó
    • Orchis haematodesRchb.
    • Orchis matodesRchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach
    • Orchis cruentiformisNeuman
    • Dactylorhiza haematodes(Rchb.) G.H.Loos
    • Dactylorhiza gemmana(Pugsley) Aver.
    • Orchis comosaScop.
    • Orchis mixtaRetz.
    • Orchis divaricataRich. ex Loisel.
    • Orchis fistulataStokes
    • Orchis strictifloraOpiz
    • Orchis angustifoliaWimm. & Grab.
    • Orchis angustifoliaLoisel. ex Rchb.
    • Orchis lanceataA.Dietr.
    • Orchis tharandinaRchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach
    • Orchis strictifoliaOpiz
    • Orchis extensa(Hartm.) Pritz.
    • Orchis condensaSchur
    • Orchis altaica(Rchb.f.) Soó
    • Dactylorhiza latifolia(L.) Soó
    • Dactylorchis latifolia(L.) Rothm.
    • Dactylorhiza strictifolia(Opiz) Rauschert ex Hudziok
    • Dactylorhiza comosa(Scop.) P.D.Sell in P.D.Sell & G.Murrell
    • Dactylorhiza intermedia(Serg.) Kulikov & E.G.Philippov
    • Dactylorhiza ochroleuca(Wüstnei ex Boll) Holub
    • Dactylorhiza pulchella(Druce) Aver.
    • Dactylorhiza serotina(Hausskn.) G.H.Loos

Dactylorhiza incarnata, the early marsh-orchid, [2] is a perennial, temperate-climate species of orchid generally found growing in wet meadows, and generally on base-rich soils, up to about 2100m asl. The species occurs widely in Europe and Asia from Portugal and Ireland east to Siberia and Xinjiang. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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There are several subspecies and also hybrids, rendering the identification of this species more difficult, but typically, the flowering spike is robust with a hollow stem, 25–60 cm tall, and bearing up to 50 flowers. Plants grow to a height of from 15 to 70 cm. The 4–7 erect yellowish-green leaves are hooded at the tip. The inflorescence is 4–12 cm long, with up to 50 blooms. The labellum appears long and narrow, since its sides are strongly reflexed (folded back). The tip is shallowly three-lobed. The flower is often flesh-coloured (the meaning of incarnata) and the labellum normally has loop-shaped markings.

The flowering period is from May to mid-July, dependent on latitude and subspecies.

Subspecies

Many names have been proposed for subspecies, varieties and forms within the species. As of December 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies: [10]

Two hybrid subspecies (nothosubspecies) are also accepted: [10]

Hybrids have been reported between D. incarnata and D. maculata, D. praetermissa, D. purpurella and D. kerryensis.[ citation needed ]

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