Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br.

Kubentayev, Serik A., Efimov, Petr G., Alibekov, Daniyar T., Kupriyanov, Andrey N., Izbastina, Klara S., Khalymbetova, Aizhan E. & Perezhogin, Yuri V., 2023, Review of Orchidaceae of the northern part of Kazakhstan, PhytoKeys 229, pp. 185-213 : 185

Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br.

Distribution in adjacent reg.

Russia (European Russia, Ural, Siberia), Kazakhstan (Altai).

Specimens examined and literature records.

Kokchetav: Akmola Region: Burabay District: Kokchetav Upland, near Burabay, “Burabay” State National Nature Park, Barmashinskiy forestry, 12 Jul 2019, Kubentaev s.n.. (NUR!); Kokchetav Upland, at the top of Mount Sinyukha, 22 Jul 1960, Denisova 1709 (MW 0816897!); Bulandynskiy District : Otradnenskiy forestry, forest quarter no. 121, 4 Aug 1960, Denisova 2069 (MW 0816896!), same loc., forest quarter no. 11, 4 Aug 1960, Denisova 1270 (MW 0816895!); Aryk-Balykskiy District : Kokchetav Upland, hills to the south of Imantau Lake , 2 Aug 1960, Denisova 1817 (MW 0816898!); Zerendi District : 30 km south of Kokshetau , 7 Jul 1957, Borisova & Rachkovskaya 345 (LE!). Tobol-Ishim: Kostanay Region: Auliekol District ( Auliekol'skiy District ): near Aman-Karagay, 27 Apr 1929, Vernander et al. 331 (LE!). North Kazakhstan Region: Kyzylzhar District : right shore of Ishim River , near Krasnoyarka, 29 Jun 1971, Sologub and Zelinskaya s.n.. (NKU!); same loc., 29 Jun 1971, Stepanova and Shahvatova s.n.. (NKU!); same loc., 3 Jul 1971, Troskina and Shandybina s.n. (NKU!); same loc., Aug 1973, Wenzler et al. s.n.. (NKU!); same loc., 6 Jul 1974, Shushakova and Konovalov s.n.. (NKU!); same loc., 06 Jul 1974, Gorbunova and Mikheeva s.n.. (NKU!); same loc., 9 Jul 1974, Sinichkina et al. s.n. (NKU!); same loc., 13 Jul 1974, Fomenko s.n.. (NKU!); same loc., 14 Jul 1974, Sokolovskaya s.n.. (NKU!); same loc., 14 Jul 1974, Spirenkova and Temirbaeva s.n.. (NKU!). Irtysh : Pavlodar Region : Shcharbakty District : near Aleksandrovka , 1885, Golde s.n. (LE!). Semipalatinsk Pinery : East Kazakhstan Region [without detailed locality] ( Kusnetsov and Pavlov 1958) .

Habitat and ecology.

Meadows, birch spikes and grassy pine forests.

Phenology.

Flowering in Jun-Jul; fruiting in Aug-Sept.

Conservation status.

Not protected. We recommend to include this species in the next edition of the Red Book of Kazakhstan.

Notes.

The species was seriously under-recorded in earlier treatments, mainly due to incorrect determinations of the existing herbarium specimens. Thus, no reports are available for Kokchetav and Tobol-Ishim FRs, Kostanay, North Kazakhstan and Akmola administrative regions in the floristic accounts of Kazakhstan (Kusnetsov and Pavlov 1958), Kazakh Upland ( Karamysheva and Rachkovskaya 1973; Kupriyanov 2020) and Turgay Depression ( Pugachev 1994) for this species. However, there exist older literature reports ( Semenov 1928 without detailed localities for Petropavlovskiy Uezd (belongs to Tobolskо-Ishimskiy FR) and Kokchetavskiy Uezd (belongs to Kokchetav FR).