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.