Dactylorhiza elata

Dactylorhiza elata, the robust marsh orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to the western Mediterranean region (France (including Corsica), Sardinia, Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia).[1][2][3][4][5]

robust marsh orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Orchidoideae
Tribe:
Orchideae
Subtribe:
Orchidinae
Genus:
Dactylorhiza
Species:
D. elata
Binomial name
Dactylorhiza elata
(Poir.) Soó (1962)
Synonyms[1]

Dactylorhiza elata is a tuberous herbaceous perennial growing to 50 cm (20 in), and producing dense 20 cm (8 in) spikes of purple flowers in spring.[6]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[7] (confirmed 2017).[8]

Subspecies

Many names have been proposed for subspecies, varieties, subvarieties and forms of the species. As of June 2014, the following are recognized:[1]

  • Dactylorhiza elata subsp. elata - Spain, North Africa
  • Dactylorhiza elata subsp. sesquipedalis (Willd.) Soó - France, Spain, Portugal, Sardinia
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References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  3. Baumann, B. & Baumann, H. (2005). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Orchideenflora Nordwestafrikas. Journal Europäischer Orchideen 37: 915-938.
  4. Vázquez Pardo, F.M. (2009). Revisión de la familia Orchidaceae en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 3: 1-367.
  5. Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  6. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  7. "RHS Plant Selector - Dactylorhiza elata". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 27. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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