Dactylorhiza iberica

Dactylorhiza iberica
A Georgian stamp featuring Dactylorhiza iberica.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Dactylorhiza
Species:
D. iberica
Binomial name
Dactylorhiza iberica
Synonyms[1]
  • Orchis iberica M.Bieb. ex Willd. (basionym)
  • Dactylorchis iberica (M.Bieb. ex Willd.) Verm.
  • Gymnadenia angustifolia (M.Bieb.) Spreng.
  • Orchis angustifolia M.Bieb.
  • Orchis angustifolia var. fraasii Rchb.f.
  • Orchis angustifolia var. longifolia (K.Koch) Rchb.f.
  • Orchis angustifolia var. stevenii Rchb.f.
  • Orchis iberica var. fraasii Rchb.f.
  • Orchis iberica f. leptophylla E.G.Camus
  • Orchis iberica var. longifolia (K.Koch) Rchb.f.
  • Orchis iberica var. stevenii Rchb.f.
  • Orchis leptophylla K.Koch
  • Orchis leptophylla var. laxa K.Koch
  • Orchis leptophylla var. longifolia K.Koch
  • Orchis natolica Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Dactylorhiza iberica is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It grows in montane marshes and on stream banks from Greece to Iran.

Description

Dactylorhiza iberica is a slender, delicate orchid, with stems from 15 to 50 cm tall carrying an inflorescence of 6 to 10 flowers. The flowers are rose pink, or rarely white or purple, the labellum is spotted with magenta and three-lobed, and the lateral sepals form the hood along with the petals and dorsal sepal, which are marked with veins. The spur is thin, curved, and shorter than the ovary. The three to five linear-lanceolate leaves are unspotted, and the bracts are thin but longer than the ovary.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

Dactylorhiza iberica grows in marshes and shaded stream banks above 800m. It is found in Greece, Turkey, Crimea, the Caucasus, Iran, Cyprus, and Lebanon.[4] It flowers from May to August.

References

  1. ↑ "Dactylorhiza iberica (M.Bieb. ex Willd.) Soó | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  2. ↑ Davies, Paul; Davies, Jenne; Huxley, Anthony (1983). Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9780701126421.
  3. ↑ Kühn, Rolf; Pedersen, Henrik Æ.; Cribb, Phillip (2024). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean (2nd ed.). Kew Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84246-819-7.
  4. ↑ "Dactylorhiza iberica (M.Bieb. ex Willd.) Soó | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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