Dactylorhiza foliosa

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Dactylorhiza foliosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Dactylorhiza
Species: D. foliosa
Binomial name
Dactylorhiza foliosa
(Rchb.f.) Soó (1962)
Synonyms
  • Orchis foliosa Sol. ex Lowe (1831)
  • Orchis latifolia var. foliosa Rchb.f. (1851) (Basionym)
  • Dactylorchis orientalis subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) Klinge (1898)
  • Orchis orientalis subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) Klinge (1898)
  • Dactylorchis foliosa (Rchb.f.) Verm. (1947)
  • Orchis maderensis Summerh. (1947 publ. 1948)
  • Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) H.Sund. (1975)

Dactylorhiza foliosa (leafy orchid) is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Madeira. It is a tuberous herbaceous perennial growing to 60 cm (24 in) and producing spikes of intense, magenta-pink flowers in late Spring.[1]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

  1. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964. 
  2. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Dactylorhiza foliosa". Retrieved 13 July 2013. 

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