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Southern Marsh-orchid
Dactylorhiza praetermissa
28 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
Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata
Broad-leaved Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza majalis
Common Spotted OrchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
heath spotted orchidDactylorhiza maculata
pyramidal orchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Early Purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Dactylorhiza × kerneriorum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 79,595 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 79,594 |
| United Kingdom | 1,367 |
| England | 1,260 |
| Netherlands | 237 |
| France | 108 |
| Wales | 106 |
| Canada | 74 |
| Zuid-Holland | 71 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 44 |
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 Southern Marsh-orchid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.