Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides. Narrow-leaved marsh orchid.
Life-form & Growth Form:
Non-bulbous geophyte. Herbaceous perennial. Little/no vegetative spread.
Flowering period:
May & June.
Habitats:
Restricted in Northern Ireland to botanically rich fen and calcareous flush. Damp, base-rich habitats. Marshes, water meadows. Lowland.
Threats:
Habitat loss and fragmentation through peat cutting, peatland drainage, encroachment of scrub and woodland, coniferous afforestation, improvement for agriculture and burning of bog vegetation. Overgrazing by livestock.
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