Dactylorhiza francis-drucei

Dactylorhiza francis-drucei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Dactylorhiza
Species:	D. francis-drucei
Binomial name
	Dactylorhiza francis-drucei; (Wilmott) Aver. (1984)
Subspecies and varieties
	3; see text
Synonyms
	Dactylorhiza majalis var. francis-drucei (Wilmott) R.M.Bateman & Denholm (1983); Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. francis-drucei (Wilmott) Soó (1962); Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides subsp. francis-drucei (Wilmott) R.M.Bateman & Denholm (2012); Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides var. francis-drucei (Wilmott) F.M.Vázquez (2008); Orchis francis-drucei Wilmott (1936);

Dactylorhiza francis-drucei is a species of terrestrial orchid native to Great Britain and Ireland.

Three subspecies and varieties are accepted.^[1]

Dactylorhiza francis-drucei var. ebudensis (Wief. ex R.M.Bateman & Denholm) R.M.Bateman & Denholm – North Uist
Dactylorhiza francis-drucei subsp. francis-drucei – western Scotland
Dactylorhiza francis-drucei subsp. traunsteinerioides (Pugsley) R.M.Bateman & Denholm – Ireland, northern Wales, and northern England

The species is tetraploid.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dactylorhiza francis-drucei (Wilmott) Aver". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ Bateman, R.M., Denholm, I., McLeod, L. et al. Systematic reappraisal of marsh-orchids native to Scotland. Kew Bulletin 78, 107–131 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-023-10080-5