Where to find Orchis palustris?Orchis palustris (Orchis palustris) occurs in Slovakia in the following habitats: wet meadows, fen meadows. It is considered as critically endangered species. The main treats are habitat destruction, secondary succession, draining of swampy or seasonally submerged wetlands, peat extraction (mining). |
Orchid height 25-50 cm
Flowering time May-June
Flower color purple
Orchid biotop wet meadows, fen meadows
Altitudinal vegetation zone planar zone (lowlands)-foothill zone
Distribution in Slovakia Podunajská nížina, Záhorská nížina
Distribution Slovakia
Conservation status critically endangered
Threats habitat destruction, secondary succession, draining of swampy or seasonally submerged wetlands, peat extraction (mining)
This orchid produces hybrids with Orchis coriophora
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Last update: 11. January 2021