Dactylorhiza traunsteineri explained

Dactylorhiza traunsteineri, the narrow-leaved marsh orchid or Traunsteiner's dactylorhiza, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to the cooler parts of the Eastern Hemisphere. It is native to Scandinavia, the Alps, and a region extending from Germany to Western Siberia.^{[1] [2] [3]} Although said by some sources to occur in Britain and Ireland, others say that plants identified as this species are actually Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. traunsteinerioides,^[4] a view supported by genetic data.

Five subspecies are recognized as of June 2014:^[1]

1. Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. curvifolia (F.Nyl.) Soó - Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, northern Russia
2. Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. irenica (F.M.Vázquez) Kreutz - Spain
3. Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. traunsteineri - most of the species range
4. Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. turfosa (F.Proch.) Kreutz - Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia
5. Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. vosagiaca Kreutz & P.Wolff - Germany

External links

• Den virtuella floran - Distribution

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=55609 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Griebl, N. (2008). Vorkommen und verbreitung der gattung Dactylorhiza in Österreich. Berichte aus den arbeitskreisen heimische orchideen 25(2): 80-118.
3. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=dactylorhiza+traunsteineri Altervista Flora Italiana, Orchide di Traunsteiner, Dactylorhiza traunsteineri (Saut. ex Rchb.) Soó
4. , p. 876