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Dactylorhiza fuchsii ssp. fuchsii
Spotted Orchid
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0216 2371 (2016-02-22)Copyright © 2016 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Jul 5, 2014
latitude 46.38304 longitude 13.58260
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Koritnica valley, right bank of river Koritnica, upstream of Možnica settlement, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: Fuchsova prstasta kukavica - syn.: Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soo ssp. fuchsii (Druce) Hyl., Orchis fuchsii Druce - Habitat: grassland, an wood opening near a dirt road; moist, calcareous ground; half shade; flat terrain; exposed to direct rain; elevation 570 m (1.870 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment: One of the widely distributed and most common wild orchids in Slovenia is Dactylorhiza fuchsii ssp. fuchsii. It is a tall, stout plant with long, cylindrical inflorescence growing in all kind of habitats and type of ground, on wet as well as on quite dry places. This is probably also the reason of its great variability. Particularly colours and pattern of dots and lines on its flowers can vary widely. Its flowers have usually pink-purple appearance with intensely coloured darker lines and dots on them (see pictures no. 30-32). In alpine regions it is frequently even darker, sometimes almost dark purple-red or violet-red. Stalk, particularly at the top, is reddish and leaves are normally vigorously brown spotted. The plant shown on pictures 40-43 deviates from 'normal'. It is not a true albino completely without pigments but still noticeably lacks reddish pigments. Their flowers are almost white and less pronouncedly lined and spotted. Also the stem is not reddish and the spots on its leaves are barely seen. Literature states that even completely white flowering plants are not rare; such is the variability of this beautiful wild orchid. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoživečih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, št. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004). Ref.: (1) Personal communication with Mr. Branko Dolinar. (2) H.Baumann, S. Kuenkele, R.Lorenz, Orchideen Europas, Ulmer (2006), p 37. (3) H.Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 82. (4) B.Dolinar, Kukavičevke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 41. (5) O. Sebald, S. Seybold, G. Philippi, A. Wӧrz, Eds., Die Farn und Blutenpflanzen Baden-Wurttembergs, Band 8., Verlag Eugen Ulmer (1998), p 368.camera Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_808/2014_DSC1516 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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