Dactylorhiza fuchsii

English: Common Spotted Orchid
Nederlands: Bosorchis
Español: Flor del cuco fucsia
Français: Orchis de Fuchs
Deutsch: Fuchs’ Knabenkraut

Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family
Flowering time: May-August
Height: 30-60cm
Altitude: to 2000m
Colour: white to pale purple with purple spots
Habitat: grassy habitats, open woods, generally on calcareous soils
Distribution: throughout Europe, except in de far north
Notes: One of the commonest of the Marsh orchids, often in large colonies. Protected species in Belgium.






Related key words: Voornes Duin, Orchideeëntuin Gerendal, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Valle de Remuñe (Benasque), La Reclusa (Hecho), Gradas del Soaso (Torla), Pineta (Bielsa), Picos de Europa, Alps, alpine plant, butterfly, Erebia sthennyo, False Dewy Ringlet, Pyreneeëndauwerebia, Erebia de Graslin, Moiré andorran