Dactylorhiza elata

Robust marsh orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Dactylorhiza
Species:	D. elata
Binomial name
	Dactylorhiza elata; (Poir.) Soó (1962)
Synonyms
	Synonyms list Orchis elata Poir. (1789) (Basionym); Gymnadenia elata (Poir.) Lindl.; Orchis latifolia var. elata (Poir.) Rchb.f.; Dactylorchis elata (Poir.) Verm.; Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. elata (Poir.) H.Sund.; Orchis incarnata var. algerica Desf; Orchis vestita Lag. & Rodr.; Orchis munbyana Boiss. & Reut.; Orchis kabyliensis G.Keller; Orchis africana (Klinge) A.W.Hill; Dactylorchis munbyana (Boiss. & Reut.) Verm.; Orchis rassautae (Alleiz.) Alleiz.; Dactylorhiza munbyana (Boiss. & Reut.) Holub; Dactylorhiza vestita (Lag. & Rodr.) Aver.; Orchis sesquipedalis Willd.; Dactylorchis sesquipedalis (Willd.) Verm.; Orchis lusitanica Steud.; Dactylorhiza brennensis (E.Nelson) D.Tyteca & Gathoye; Dactylorhiza occitanica Geniez, Melki, Pain & Soca; also a very long list of names at infraspecific levels; ;

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]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
^ Baumann, B. & Baumann, H. (2005). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Orchideenflora Nordwestafrikas. Journal Europäischer Orchideen 37: 915-938.
^ Vázquez Pardo, F.M. (2009). Revisión de la familia Orchidaceae en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 3: 1-367.
^ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
^ "RHS Plant Selector - Dactylorhiza elata". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 27. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

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[WCSP-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 978-1405332965.

[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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