Orchis militaris L.

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

Orchis militaris L.

Distribution in adjacent reg.

Russia (European Russia, Ural, Siberia).

Specimens examined and literature records.

Prikaspiy: West Kazakhstan Region: Chingirlauskiy District: “Kara-Agach”, 23 Jun 1950, Nikitin s.n.. (LE!); same loc., place valley of the Ural River , headwaters Buldurta River , 21 Jun 2003, Darbaeva s.n.. (LE!). EMBA: Aktobe Region : Mugalzhar District : near Emba , 30 May 1840, Bunge 1334 (LE!). Mugodzhary : Aktobe Region : Mugodzhary Mts “Urkach” place, near Kumyskul Lake , 10 Jul 1927, Rusanov 773 (LE!), s.n.. (AA!); Mugodzhary Mts , near Ayrik ( Aipeisova 2012). SYRT: West Kazakhstan Region: Bajterekskiy District : south-east of Uralsk , Archiereysky site, s.d. Gremyachenskiy s.n.. ( MW 296812 !); Semipalatinsk Pinery: East Kazakhstan Region: Semipalatinsk District : near Semipalatinsk, 8 Jun 1914, Mordvinova s.n.. (MOSP!); Beskaragajskiy District : near Kanonerka, 12 Jun 1996, Kupriyanov et al. s.n.. (ALTB!). Eastern Upland : East Kazakhstan Region: Abaj District : Akshatau Ridge ( Karipbaeva et al. 2015) .

Habitat and ecology.

Sparse birch forests on sandy soils, moist meadows, valleys of rivers and streams, near lakes and forest edges.

Phenology.

Northern Kazakhstan: Flowering in Jun-Jul; fruiting in Jul-Aug. Western Kazakhstan: Flowering in May-Jun; fruiting in Jun-Jul.

Conservation status.

It is included in the Red Book of Kazakhstan (category III). It is protected in the territory of the following State Nature Reserves: "Semey Ormany", “Orkash”, “Kokzhide-Kumzhargan”, “Budarinsky”, “Kirsanovsky” and “Ak-Kuma”. In Kazakhstan, Orchis militaris is very rare, the number of individuals in the populations is low. It is necessary to monitor the state of populations.