Dactylorhiza purpurella

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Northern Marsh-orchid']

• English: Northern Marsh-orchid
• مصرى: اوركيد شمال مارش
• Cymraeg: tegeirian-y-gors gogleddol
• Deutsch: Purpurblütiges Knabenkraut
• norsk bokmål: purpurmarihand
• Nederlands: Purperrode orchis
• norsk nynorsk: Purpurmarihand
• norsk: Purpurmarihand
• slovenčina: vstavačovec májový

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Orchideae • Subtribus: Orchidinae • Genus: Dactylorhiza • Species: Dactylorhiza purpurella (T. Stephenson & T.A. Stephenson) Soó (1962)

Synonyms

Basionym Orchis purpurella T.Stephenson & T.A.Stephenson, J. Bot. 58: 164 (1920) Homotypic synonyms Dactylorchis purpurella (T.Stephenson & T.A.Stephenson) Verm., Stud. Dactylorch.: 67 (1947) Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. purpurella (T.Stephenson & T.A.Stephenson) D.M.Moore & Soó, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76: 367 (1978) Dactylorhiza majalis var. purpurella (T.Stephenson & T.A.Stephenson) R.M.Bateman & Denholm, Watsonia 14: 370 (1983)

Images of the whole plant

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Inflorescences

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Flowers

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Nothospecies Dactylorhiza purpurella

Dactylorhiza purpurella × Dactylorhiza coccinea

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  Dactylorhiza coccinea
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  Ireland - Dublin
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  Dactylorhiza coccinea
  × Dactylorhiza purpurella
  inflorescence
  Ireland - Dublin

Dactylorhiza purpurella × Dactylorhiza fuchsii

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  Dactylorhiza purpurella
  × Dactylorhiza fuchsii
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  Dactylorhiza purpurella
  × Dactylorhiza fuchsii
  inflorescence
  Ireland - Dublin
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  Dactylorhiza purpurella
  × Dactylorhiza fuchsii
  flowers
  Ireland - Dublin

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Dactylorhiza purpurella.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Dactylorhiza purpurella