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Dactylorhiza incarnata

Where to find Dactylorhiza incarnata?

Dactylorhiza incarnata (Dactylorhiza incarnata) occurs in Slovakia in the following habitats: wet meadows. It is considered as endangered species. The main treats are secondary succession, draining of swampy or seasonally submerged wetlands, peat extraction (mining).

Dactylorhiza incarnata

Orchid height 15-80 cm

Flowering time May-July

Flower color pink, purple

Orchid biotop wet meadows

Altitudinal vegetation zone planar zone (lowlands)-submontane zone

Distribution in Slovakia widely distributed throughout Slovakia

Distribution Slovakia

Conservation status endangered

Threats secondary succession, draining of swampy or seasonally submerged wetlands, peat extraction (mining)

This orchid produces hybrids with Dactylorhiza