Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Perrenial; geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Europe according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).
Habitat: Mountain grasslands and pastures.
Flowering period: Spring: MAY.
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References:
Dactylorhiza Necker ex Nevski. de Soó, R. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 333 – 337.
