Where to find Orchis elegans?Orchis elegans (Orchis elegans) occurs in Slovakia in the following habitats: wet meadows, marshes, fen meadows. It is considered as critically endangered species. The main treats are habitat destruction, secondary succession, draining of swampy or seasonally submerged wetlands. |
Orchid height 60-80 cm
Flowering time May-June
Flower color viollet
Orchid biotop wet meadows, marshes, fen meadows
Altitudinal vegetation zone planar zone (lowlands)-foothill zone
Distribution in Slovakia Podunajská nížina, Záhorská nížina, Východoslovenská nížina, Bukovské vrchy
Distribution Slovakia
Conservation status critically endangered
Threats habitat destruction, secondary succession, draining of swampy or seasonally submerged wetlands
This orchid produces hybrids with Dactylorhiza majalis
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Last update: 11. January 2021