species

Dactylorhiza purpurella

Northern Marsh-orchid · Broad-Leafed Marsh Orchid · Common Marsh Orchid · Fan Orchid

A scale drawing of Dactylorhiza purpurella, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Dactylorhiza purpurella belongs to the family Orchidaceae, also known as Northern Marsh-orchid, Broad-Leafed Marsh Orchid, Common Marsh Orchid or Fan Orchid, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun
Acidity
Neutral
Moisture
Moist, Poorly drained
Coastal
Tolerates salt wind
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (626660-1), under OGL-UK-3.0.