11. D. maculata (L.) Soó, loc. cit. (1962) (Orchismaculata L.). Stem with 5-12 distant leaves. Leaves with or without dark spots; lower linear-lanceolate to ovate or oblong, acute to obtuse. Bracts mostly shorter than the flowers. Outer perianth-segments 7-11 mm. Middle lobe cf labellum shorter than to as long as (rarely longer than) and much narrower than the lateral lobes. Spur 3-11 mm, cylindrical, shorter than to as long as ovary. 2n=40, 60, 80. Moorland, grassland and damp woods; mainly on acid soils. Much of Europe, but absent from most of the south­ east. ?A 1 Au Be?B 1 Br Co?Cz Da Fa Fe Ga Ge Hb He Ho Hs?Hu Is It Ju Lu No Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W) Si Su. 1 Flowers yellowish-white; leaves without dark spots (e) subsp.transsilvanica 1 Flowers pink, lilac, reddish or purple; leaves with or without dark spots 2 Lower leaves broadly lanceolate to ovate 3 Stem not more than 60 cm, solid; spur i as long to as long as ovary (a) subsp.maculata 3 Stem 10-20 cm, hollow; spur shorter than ovary (d) subsp.islandica 2 Lower leaves linear- to oblong-lanceolate or narrowly oblong 4 Lower leaves narrowly oblong; middle lobe of labellum at least as long as lateral lobes (c) subsp.schurii 4 Lower leaves linear- to oblong-lanceolate; middle lobe of labellum much shorter than to as long as lateral lobes (b) subsp.elodes

Published as part of D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, pp. 325-350 in Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge :Cambridge University Press on page 336, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.215522