Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. baltica explained

Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. baltica is a subspecies of Dactylorhiza majalis.[1] Sometimes this plant is considered as a separate species, Dactylorhiza baltica.[2]

This plant ranges from northern Poland to the Baltic states, Finland, central and northern European Russia, western and central Siberia, and Kazakhstan.

The plant was first described as Orchis latifolia subsp. baltica by Johannes Christoph Klinge in 1898. In 1980 it was renamed Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. baltica.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. baltica (Klinge) H.Sund. . www.gbif.org . 5 January 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Dactylorhiza baltica International Plant Names Index . www.ipni.org . 5 January 2021.