Dactylorhiza elata
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| Dactylorhiza elata | |
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| 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) | |
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Dactylorhiza elata (robust marsh orchid), syn. Orchis elata, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to south western Europe. It is a tuberous herbaceous perennial growing to 50 cm (20 in), and producing dense 20 cm (8 in) spikes of purple flowers in spring.[1]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Dactylorhiza elata". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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