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Dactylorhiza purpurella
Scientific classification
Genus:	Dactylorhiza
Species:	purpurella
Synonyms
Orchis purpurella T. Stephenson & T.A. Stephenson (1920) (Basionym) Dactylorchis purpurella (T. Stephenson & T.A. Stephenson) Verm. (1947) Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. purpurella (T. Stephenson & T.A. Stephenson) D.M. Moore & Soó (1978) Dactylorhiza majalis var. purpurella (T. Stephenson & T.A. Stephenson) R.M. Bateman & Denholm (1983) Dactylorhiza cambrensis (R.H.Roberts) Aver. also several more varietal names proposed

Dactylorhiza purpurella, the northern marsh orchid, is an orchid native to Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark.

Two varieties are recognised:

Dactylorhiza purpurella var. cambrensis (R.H.Roberts) R.M.Bateman & Denholm - coastal Great Britain and Denmark
Dactylorhiza purpurella subsp. purpurella - Ireland and northern Great Britain. Recorded from Co. Donegal in Ireland.

See also

In Spanish: Dactylorhiza purpurella para niños

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