Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Early Marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp incarnata
Photographs: Barleycove, Co. Cork

Early Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata
Magairlín mór
Family: Orchidaceae

Early Marsh-orchid: Flowering May - July. Tuberous perennial. Native.

Subsp. incarnata has flesh-pink flowers and the leaves are erect and unspotted. Scattered distribuion in Ireland in calcareous and base-rich fens, marshes, reed swamps and wet meadows.

Similar: Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea and D. incarnata subsp. pulchella

Early Marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp incarnata
Early Marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata

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