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Heath-Spotted Orchid
Silsombos, Belgium (June, 2014).
I thinks is the D. maculata subp. fuchsii.
These plants are bulbous, forming their buds in underground tubers or bulbs, organs that annually produce new stems, leaves and flowers. This orchid has an erect, cylindrical stem. The leaves are oval-lanceolate, with dark ellipsoid-shaped "spots" on the surface. The flowers are placed in the axils of bracts membranous and lanceolate-shaped. Their colors vary from light pink to purple or white with darker streaks. The flowers are hermaphrodite and pollinated by insects, especially bumblebees. However the seeds germination is conditioned by the presence of specific fungi.
''Dactylorhiza maculata'', known as the heath spotted-orchid or moorland spotted orchid, is an herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Orchidaceae. It is widespread in mountainous regions across much of Europe from Portugal and Iceland east to Russia. It is also found in Algeria, Morocco, and western Siberia.
