Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid (fen subspecies)

Dactylorhiza praetermissa (Druce) Soó subsp. schoenophila R.M. Bateman & Denholm

GB Red List England Red List GB Scarcity Norfolk Scarcity
    Scarce Scarce
Native

Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides (Pugsley) R.M. Bateman & Denholm was recently taxonomically re-assessed and after molecular analysis, plants which occur south of a line from the river Severn to Lincolnshire, which were formerly included in Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides because of morphological similarities, were found to belong to Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and they are included there under this subspecies (see Stace, 2019).

In Norfolk, this subspecies of Southern Marsh-orchid occurs primarily in calcareous fens and as it's epithet suggest, it is often associated with Black Bog-rush, Schoenus nigricans. It is widely but thinly scattered across the county.

Dactylorhiza praetermissa subsp. schoenophila map

Year GR Locality Recorders
1989 TF9818 Hoe DMM
1990 TG30I Strumpshaw GCBK
1990-1998 TG30S Unspecified SP
1991 TL9396 Thompson Common NFG
1992 TG32M Unspecified GCBK
Probably Dilham Broad Fen
1992 TL956936 Hockham Commom NFG
1993 TG0211 Mattishall Moor ALB
1996 TG31W Upton Fen GCBK
1996 TG3224 Smallburgh Fen GCBK
1996 TG32Q Catfield Fen GCBK
1996 TG41L Fleggburgh GCBK
Possibly Burgh Common or Lily Broad
1997 TF744134 Pentney West Common HW, JW
1998 TG3302 Ducan's Marsh ALB, et al
1998 TG30M Unspecified JMP
2000 TF686227 Roydon Common RY
2000 TF749152 East Walton, Summer End  HW, JW
2000 TF806152 Castle Acre HW, JW
Water meadows
2000 TG011118 Badley Moor NFG
2000 TG166189 Felthorpe, Wally's Meadow LTH
2000 TF9812 Scarning Fen SH, AH
2001 TG261350 Southrepps Common RWE, NFG
TG26153500. 2 plants with good characters
2006 TG174217 Buxton Heath RWE
1 plant with good characters. TG17492177
2007 TG110228 Booton Common RWE
2 spikes, TG11082289.
2008 TG149179 Swannington Upgate Common RWE
1 spike. TG14991797
2009 TG090374 Holt Lowes RW, SH, NFG
TG09053744
2009 TM181973 Flordon Common RWE
Also in 2003, TM181972, RWE, NFG
2011 TG332164 Woodbastwick, Bure Marshes NNR RML, NFG
TG33261642
2012 TG166424 Beeston Regis Common RWE, FMS
Also in 2009, TG164423,  RWE, NFG, in 2007, TG165425, TG166425, RWE