Roman Dactylorhiza

Dactylorhiza romana

The Roman Dactylorhiza is a species of orchid. It is native to the Mediterranean Region of southern Europe and northern Africa, the range extending eastward to Iran and Turkmenistan.
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Naming

Three subspecies are recognized:

⤷ "Dactylorhiza romana" subsp. "georgica" Soó ex Renz & Taubenheim - Turkey, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, southern Russia), Iran, Turkmenistan
⤷ "Dactylorhiza romana" subsp. "guimaraesii" H.A.Pedersen - Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco
⤷ "Dactylorhiza romana" subsp. "romana" - Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, Crimea, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusDactylorhiza
SpeciesD. romana