Dactylorhiza

Dactylorhiza
Common spotted orchid
(Dactylorhiza fuchsii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Dactylorhiza
Neck. ex Nevski, 1937
Synonyms[1]
  • Coeloglossum Hartm.
  • × Dactyloglossum P.F. Hunt & Summerh.
  • Dactylorchis (Klinge) Verm.
  • Dactylorrhiza Neck., rejected name
  • Diplorrhiza Ehrh.
  • Entaticus Gray, illegitimate superfluous name
  • Satorkis Thouars, illegitimate superfluous name
  • Satyrium L. 1753, rejected name, not the accepted name Sw. 1800
  • Streptogyne Rchb.f.

Dactylorhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Its species are commonly called marsh orchids or spotted orchids.[2] Dactylorhiza were previously classified under Orchis, which has two round tubers.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference q was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ Foley, M (2005). Orchids of the British Isles. Cheltenham, UK: Griffin press Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-9541916-1-7.