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Common Spotted Orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
heath spotted orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Broad-leaved Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza majalis
Fragrant OrchidGymnadenia conopsea
Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata
Wedge-lipped OrchidDactylorhiza saccifera
Early Purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
pyramidal orchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 74,230 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 74,229 |
| United Kingdom | 6,594 |
| Russia | 6,239 |
| England | 5,416 |
| Austria | 4,306 |
| Italy | 2,516 |
| Germany | 1,723 |
| Nord-Ovest | 1,359 |
| France | 1,308 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales |
| Family | Orchids · Orchidaceae |
| Genus | Marsh orchids · Dactylorhiza |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Spotted Orchid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.