Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Dactylorhiza// Species: Dactylorhiza majalis P. F. Hunt & Summerh.// Subspecies: Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb.) P. F. Hunt & Summerh. subsp. majalis.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó in Tutin et al. (1980) and Diklić in Josifović (1975).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia and Türkiye according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Wet habitats – near streams, wet grasslands and bogs in the mountain region at c. 1500 m altitude (Ponikva).
Lifeform: Perrenial; geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Early summer: JUN.
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