THE BULGARIAN FLORA ONLINE
THE BULGARIAN FLORA ONLINE
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Elder-flowered Orchid
Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó
NOT protected species in Bulgaria.
А perennial herbaceous plant. Tubers oblong or cylindrical, short 2-4-lobed at the top, rarely whole. The stem up to 25 cm high, leafy to the top. Leaves 4-5, unspotted, the lower obovate-lanceolate, broadest at the apex, obtuse, the upper 1-2 lanceolate, narrowed towards the base, gradually decreasing in size as they ascend the stem. The uppermost ones reach the inflorescence. Inflorescence oval, not very dense. Bracts broadly lanceolate, longer than the ovary, the lower ones longer than the flowers. Flowers copper red or pale yellow, odorless. Perianth leaves oblong-ovate, obtuse, the outer ones curled back, the inner ones gathered. The lip is semicircular in outline, with a wavy edge, in front sometimes vaguely three-parted with spots in the middle. Spur stout, cylindric-conical, directed downwards, as long as the ovary or longer. Flowering April-June1.
In meadows and meadows, less often in thickets or sparse forests. In the foothills and mountains2.
Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Dactylorhiza sambucina by floristic regions3:
Between 500 and 2200 m altitude4.
Map of general distribution4:
1 Стоянов, Н. 1964. Флора на Народна Република България, том II, София.
2 Стоянов, Н. 1964. Пос. източник.
3 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov, R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation, Sofia.
4 Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.
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