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Brown-red Ständelwurz is Orchid of the Year 2022

2021-10-23T11:41:19.227Z


The "Braunrote Ständelwurz" has been chosen as the orchid of the year 2022. The orchid from the genus Stendelwurzarten got its name because of its brown-red colored petals, announced the working groups of native orchids of the federal states on Saturday. The name “Vanilla Orchis”, due to the orchid blossoms, which are delicately scented with the spice vanilla, was unfortunately not able to establish itself.


The "Braunrote Ständelwurz" has been chosen as the orchid of the year 2022.

The orchid from the genus Stendelwurzarten got its name because of its brown-red colored petals, announced the working groups of native orchids of the federal states on Saturday.

The name “Vanilla Orchis”, due to the orchid blossoms, which are delicately scented with the spice vanilla, was unfortunately not able to establish itself.

Arnstadt - The plant called “Epipactis atrorubens” in technical terms is characterized by a characteristic shape of the flower lip.

In the front area it resembles an outstretched tongue and in the back the flower lip is shaped like a bowl-shaped structure.

The special lip is framed by five more petals.

After a digital event in the previous year, the orchid of the year was chosen again this year at the annual conference of orchid associations in Arnstadt.

Since 1988 a particularly endangered species has been designated as orchid of the year.

There are just over 60 species in Germany.

With its low demands, the orchid belongs to the less endangered species, according to the representatives of the working groups of native orchids, "but it is important to work to preserve their habitats".

From the beginning of June the orchid can be found blooming in sunny locations.

The brown-red ständelwurz occurs on poor grassland, but also on light-colored shrubbery and in light pine and deciduous forests.

The stendelwort also feels at home in calcareous quarries and in sand pits.

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Due to its many limestone soils, Thuringia is one of the most orchid-rich regions in Germany according to the Nature Conservation Union.

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dpa

Source: merkur

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