Dactylorhiza salina (Turcz. ex Lindl.) Soo

Distribution in adjacent reg.

Russia (Siberia), Kazakhstan (Altai, Western Tien Shan, Turanskaya lowlands).

Specimens examined and literature records.

Eastern Upland: Karaganda Region: Aktogay District: near Aktogay, 24 Jun 1917, Harin s.n.. (AA!). Western Upland: Karaganda Region (without detailed locality) (Kupriyanov 2020). Tobol-Ishim: Kostanay Region: Naurzum District: “Naurzum” State Nature Reserve, near Biragach, 8 Jun 1984, Zaugol’nova s.n.. (MOSP!); near Naurzum-Karagai, 20 May 1909, Savich and Kucherovskaya s.n.. (LE!); near Karamenda, the shore of Sarymoyin Lake, 1 Jul 1911, Borodin s.n.. (LE!); Egin-Bulak spring, north of Naurzum Forest, 22 Jun 1934, Pavlov 1396 (MW 0816830!); 5 km south of Aksuat Village, 20 Jun 1945, Voronov s.n.. (MW 0816882!).

Habitat and ecology.

Lowlands amongst birch trees, damp saline meadows and floodplains of rivers.

Phenology.

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

Conservation status.

Not protected.

Notes.

Dactylorhiza salina is reported here for the first time for the Tobol-Ishim FR and Kostanay Region. D. salina was recently erroneously reported for the Turgay FR (Sumbembayev et al. 2023); in fact, the corresponding localities refer to the Tobol-Ishim FR. There are currently no orchid species known to occur in the Turgay FR. D. salina is hardly distinguishable from D. umbrosa .