Orchis incarnata var. integrata E.G. Camus ex Fourcy
Orchis wirtgenii Höppner
Orchis praetermissa var. macrantha Sipkes
Orchis latifolia var. junialis Verm.
Orchis pardalina Pugsley
Dactylorchis praetermissa (Druce) Verm.
Dactylorhiza wirtgenii (Höppner) Soó
Dactylorhiza praetermissa ssp. integrata (E.G. Camus ex Fourcy) Soó
Dactylorhiza majalis var. junialis (Verm.) Senghas
Dactylorhiza praetermissa var. junialis (Verm.) Senghas
Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. praetermissa (Druce) D.M. Moore & Soó
Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp. praetermissa (Druce) H. Sund.
Dactylorhiza majalis var. praetermissa (Druce) R.M. Bateman & Denholm
Dactylorhiza majalis var. macrantha (Sipkes) R.M. Bateman & Denholm
Dactylorhiza integrata (E.G. Camus ex Fourcy) Aver.
Dactylorhiza pardalina (Pugsley) Aver.
Dactylorhiza praetermissa var. maculosa D. Tyteca & Gathoye
Dactylorhiza praetermissa var. integrata (E.G. Camus ex Fourcy) D.Tyteca & Gathoye
Dactylorhiza praetermissa f. junialis (Verm.) P.D.Sell
Dactylorhiza praetermissa, the southern marsh orchid[2] or leopard marsh orchid, is a commonly occurring
species of
Europeanorchid.
Description
Dactylorhiza praetermissa grows to 70 cm (28 in) tall, with leaves generally unspotted. The flowers, appearing from May to July, are various shades of pink with variable markings. The basal lip of the flower is rounded.[3]
This species is able to form
hybrids with other Dactylorhiza species, and crosses with Dactylorhiza fuchsii occur especially often.[4]
Dactylorhiza are known to be
mycorrhizal generalists.[7]D. praetermissa has been shown to benefit from association with fungal species in the genus Rhizoctonia and others in the Tulasnellaceae family.[8][9]
Subspecies and varieties
Many names for infraspecific taxa have been proposed. At of June 2014, the following are recognized:[1]
Dactylorhiza praetermissa var. junialis (Verm.) Senghas - Britain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Canada
Dactylorhiza praetermissa subsp. osiliensis (Pikner) Kreutz - Sweden, Estonia