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| 303_8049 [Dactylorhiza sambucina] |
Dactylorhiza sambucina is a common, perennial wild orchid
found in almost every European country.
It flowers from April to July in meadows and woodland clearings
at altitudes - depending on the country - from 300 m above the sea level to 2.100 m.
In southern countries, including Greece, it grows only on mountains.
It reaches a height of about 30-35 cm and comes in two types:
with pale-yellow flowers or with purplish-red.
Rarely, though, it has whitish flowers.
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| 301_9646 [Dactylorhiza sambucina] |
the rare whitish type
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| 302_7191 [Dactylorhiza sambucina] |
Its flower types often coexist side by side …
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| 302_7181 [Dactylorhiza sambucina] |
… or in the same population.
The pictures were taken
on Mt. Voras in Northern Greece
and on Mt. Zireia south in the Peloponnese.
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