Flowering period
June - July
Threat status ?
Least concern
Habitat
Wet meadow
Scientific name
Dactylorhiza maculata

heath spotted orchid

LB: Gefleckt Fangerwuerzel FR: dactylorhize tacheté DE: Gefleckte Fingerwurz, Geflecktes Knabenkraut

The heath spotted orchid can cross with closely related species in the same genus to form hybrids. It grows best in moist meadows and forest clearings with acidic to neutral soil, especially in the Ösling but also in the Gutland.
Observations on GBIF.org: green-blue: before 2005, yellow-orange: after 2005, darker colour indicates more observations.