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heath spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 9,073, February 6,701, March 10,499, April 16,518, May 23,816, June 25,970, July 27,789, August 23,899, September 17,546, October 13,097, November 7,157, December 5,593.
United States187,658
Alaska187,657
United Kingdom2,234
Scotland1,494
France1,440
Spain1,091
Russia756
Finland638
England560
Norway479

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
FamilyOrchids · Orchidaceae
GenusMarsh orchids · Dactylorhiza

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