Species

Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó

Elder-Flowered Orchid

Orchidaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Genus: Dactylorhiza (Keyflower)

Synonyms

Dactylorhiza sambucina
Dactylorchis sambucina
Dactylorhiza cantabrica
Dactylorhiza fasciculata
Dactylorhiza latifolia
Dactylorhiza sambucina subsp. laurentina
Dactylorhiza sambucina var. hungarica
Dactylorhiza sambucina var. hybrida
Dactylorhiza sambucina var. laurentina
Orchis fasciculata
Orchis incarnata
Orchis incarnata var. sambucina
Orchis laurentina
Orchis lutea
Orchis pseudosambucina var. fasciculata
Orchis saccata
Orchis salina
Orchis sambucina
Orchis sambucina subvar. luteopurpurea
Orchis sambucina subvar. purpurea
Orchis sambucina var. bracteata
Orchis sambucina var. hungarica
Orchis sambucina var. incarnata
Orchis sambucina var. lutea
Orchis sambucina var. purpurascens
Orchis sambucina var. purpurea
Orchis sambucina var. robusta
Orchis sambucina var. rubra
Orchis sambucina var. zimmermannii
Orchis schleicheri

Related species

Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó - Elder-Flowered Orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soó - Early Marsh-Orchid
Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb.) P. F. Hunt & Summerh. - Western Marsh-Orchid
Dactylorhiza praetermissa (Druce) Soó - Southern Marsh-Orchid
Dactylorhiza lapponica (Laest. ex Hartm.) Soó - Lapland Marsh-Orchid
Dactylorhiza traunsteineri (Saut. ex Rchb.) Soó - Narrow-Leaved Marsh-Orchid
Dactylorhiza russowii (Klinge) Holub - Baltic Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó - Heath Spotted-Orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soó - Common Spotted-Orchid
Dactylorhiza viridis (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase - Frog Orchid

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Dactylorhiza sambucina

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Dactylorhiza sambucina

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Dactylorhiza sambucina

Dactylorhiza sambucina

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor habitats

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