Mayflower - (Dactylorhiza majalis)
Perennial herb of the family Orchidaceae, 15-50 cm high, with a finger-shaped tuber (hence the generic name) and a straight unbranched hollow stem topped with a dense and usually rich bunch of flowers; leaves broadly lanceolate, even the uppermost protruding from the stem, usually markedly brownish-violet-spotted - these spots are larger than in our other ring-spotted rings and are more or less round, never in the form of transverse lines; the flowers are usually dark purple, rarely pink or white, the upper petals form an incomplete helmet, the lower ones form a trilobal lip, which is lighter at the base with a dark purple pattern - as is customary in ringlets, in flower shape, color and pattern varies considerably, a large number of varieties and forms have been described without much systematic significance (as if someone scientifically described redheads as a special form of man): you may notice, for example, that one of the plants photographed differs significantly from the others, by forma integra (Harz) Soó?); The fruits are capsules. It blooms in May and June, in the mountains it can bloom until early July. It grows on extensively cultivated moist meadows, in springs, swamps, bogs, the edges of mountain highlands, more often on acidic soils, but it also tolerates alkaline subsoil; what he hates is shading.
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Mayflower - (Dactylorhiza majalis)
Perennial herb of the family Orchidaceae, 15-50 cm high, with a finger-shaped tuber (hence the generic name) and a straight unbranched hollow stem topped with a dense and usually rich bunch of flowers; leaves broadly lanceolate, even the uppermost protruding from the stem, usually markedly brownish-violet-spotted - these spots are larger than in our other ring-spotted rings and are more or less round, never in the form of transverse lines; the flowers are usually dark purple, rarely pink or white, the upper petals form an incomplete helmet, the lower ones form a trilobal lip, which is lighter at the base with a dark purple pattern - as is customary in ringlets, in flower shape, color and pattern varies considerably, a large number of varieties and forms have been described without much systematic significance (as if someone scientifically described redheads as a special form of man): you may notice, for example, that one of the plants photographed differs significantly from the others, by forma integra (Harz) Soó?); The fruits are capsules. It blooms in May and June, in the mountains it can bloom until early July. It grows on extensively cultivated moist meadows, in springs, swamps, bogs, the edges of mountain highlands, more often on acidic soils, but it also tolerates alkaline subsoil; what he hates is shading.
THANK YOU for stopping by and all your faves, and comments :-)