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Elder-flowered Orchid
Dactylorhiza sambucina
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
Dactylorhiza cantabrica
Pale-flowered OrchidOrchis pallens
Early Purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Roman OrchidDactylorhiza romana
green-winged orchidAnacamptis morio
Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata
Broad-leaved Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza majalis
Sparse-flowered OrchidOrchis pauciflora
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 9,960 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 9,960 |
| Italy | 1,881 |
| France | 1,769 |
| Nord-Ovest | 885 |
| Spain | 841 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 649 |
| Austria | 647 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 601 |
| Switzerland | 575 |
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 Elder-flowered Orchid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.