Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soó

Spice Flowers In the field

Family: ORCHIDACEAE

Genus: Dactylorhiza

Sinònims: Orchis incarnata L.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Mulleres de montaña, peat bog, mountainous lakes.

Characteristics: Moist mountainous areas, preferably calcareous: marshes, moist grasslands, stream banks, rushlands, etc. An herb with 4-8 lanceolate leaves ± erect and maculate. The inflorescence is dense and mulitfloral, with inferior and medial bracts longer than the flowers. The outermost tepals are semi-erect. The label is ovate-rhomboid, entire and faintly trilobate.