Dactylorhiza viridis (L.) R.M. Bateman, A.M. Pridgeon & M.W. Chase
long-bracted frog orchid
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
long-bracted frog orchid
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from fleshy roots, smooth throughout; stems 15-60 cm tall, leafy.
Leaves:
Stem leaves only, several, egg-shaped to oblong or oblanceolate, 4-15 cm long, 1-6.5 cm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a few- to many-flowered terminal raceme, the bracts leaflike, ascending, lanceolate, several times longer than flowers, the flowers green to yellowish-green; sepals egg-shaped, 3-6 mm long, spreading; petals much narrower than sepals, narrowly lanceolate, 3-5 mm long; lip 6-10 mm long, wedge-shaped to oblong, 2- or 3-toothed at tip; spur shorter than lip, scrotum-shaped.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid, somewhat erect, about 12 mm long.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Dactylorhiza viridis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1175 | 100 | 2095 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
16 | 0 | 230 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
230 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
128 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1), BWBS(23), CWH(1), ESSF(45), ICH(10), IDF(4), MS(1), SBPS(6), SBS(31), SWB(4) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to wet forests, grassy slopes, shores, bogs and swamps in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; infrequent throughout BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, rare along the coast; N to AK, YT and NT; E to NF and S to ME, PA, NC, TN, MO, NE, NM, AZ and WA; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm.