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Marsh orchids

Dactylorhiza

Marsh orchids are beautiful flowers that grow in wet places like marshes. They have colorful blooms that attract butterflies and bees, making nature even more lively!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Marsh orchids has vibrant purple, pink, or white flowers often marked with darker spots or stripes. They grow in dense spikes, standing tall on green stems, making them distinctive among wetland plants. Their unique patterns help attract specific pollinators.

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Marsh orchids
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Marsh orchids

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Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Each tiny flower has three petals, with one often having unique spots or lines!

Some marsh orchids trick insects into visiting without giving them any nectar!

Their seeds are as fine as dust and can float far on the wind!

You can find these beautiful flowers growing across Europe and parts of Asia!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

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Hidden Helper

Marsh orchids depend on special underground fungi to help their tiny seeds sprout and grow into new plants.

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Tricky Attractor

Marsh orchids can display diverse petal patterns and colors to attract specific insects, sometimes even mimicking other flowers for pollination.

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Survival Roots

Marsh orchids have special tuberous roots that store food, helping them survive cold winters and sprout again next spring.

Maße und Details

Höhe
15-60 cm
Ausbreitung
10-20 cm
Blütengröße
1-3 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to mid-summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Carries pollen between flowers.

pollinates

Drone fly

Eristalis tenax

Attracted to the flowers for pollen.

eaten by

Netted slug

Agriolimax reticulatus

Feeds on leaves and flowers.

eaten by

Field vole

Microtus agrestis

May eat the underground tubers.

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Always look but don't pick the flowers. They are best enjoyed in nature!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Marsh orchids?

15-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Marsh orchids?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Marsh orchids?

1-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Marsh orchids?

Late spring to mid-summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Marsh orchids?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Marsh orchids?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Marsh orchids?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Marsh orchids?

Insekten

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