Dactylorhiza romana

Botanical Description

Dactylorhiza romana is a herbaceous perennial growing from a tuberous rootstock; it forms a basal rosette of leaves in the spring, followed by and erect flowering stem around 15 - 40cm tall, but usually less than 23cm[ 1866 Title Medicinal Orchids of Asia Publication Author Eng Soon Teoh Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24274-3 Publisher Springer International Publishing Switzerland Year 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-24272-9 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens Dactylorhiza romana is rather local but is sometimes found in large and dense populations. It faces various threats, including by trampling, land melioration, agricultural use, collection of the tuber for food and medicine, urbanisation and tourism. However, these threats for the species and its habitats are unlikely to cause the populations to decline quickly in the near future. The plant is therefore classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].