Dactylorhiza urvilleana (Steud.) H.Baumann & Künkele

• Region

  Europe

• Country

  Georgia

• State/Province

  Mtskheta-Mtianeti

• County/Municipio

  Kazbegi (Mun.)

• Locality

  Dariali Gorge, slopes above Georgian Military Highway, about 300 m. south of border with Russian Federation.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1350 m. (4429 ft.)

• Coordinates

  42.735, 44.631

• Location Notes

  [Northern Asia]

• Distribution

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Plants of The Republic of Georgia
ORCHIDACEAE
Dactylorhiza urvilleana (Steud.) H. Baumann & Kunkele
det. G. Nakhutsrishvili, 2002
The Republic of Georgia. Kazbegi District.. Dariali Gorge, slopes
above Georgian Military Highway, about 300 m. south of border
with Russian Federation. 42° 44.101' N: 44° 37.859' E.
Elevation: ca. 1350 m. (coordinates and elevation from hand-held
GPS; coordinates accurate to within a radius of about 25 m)
Rocky slopes with Pinus sosnowski, Juniperus hemisphaerica,
Ephedra procera, Spiraea crenata, Rosa sp., Berberis vulgaris and
Viburnum orientale.
Petals purple, lower lip pale in center with dark purple spots.
Collected by: Daniel E. Atha 2716
01 June 2002
The New York Botanical Garden
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