| Dactylorhiza maculata |
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| Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. maculata |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Orchidoideae |
| Genus: |
Dactylorhiza |
| Species: |
D. maculata |
| Binomial name |
Dactylorhiza maculata
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| Synonyms |
- Orchis maculata L. (1753) (basionym)
- Dactylorchis maculata (L.) Verm. (1947)
- Orchis basilica L. ex Klinge
- Dactylorhiza battandieri Raynaud
- Dactylorhiza caramulensis (Verm.) D.Tyteca
- Orchis elodes Griseb.
- Dactylorchis elodes (Griseb.) Verm.
- Dactylorhiza elodes (Griseb.) Aver.
- Orchis danguyana P.Fourn.
- Dactylorhiza kolaensis (Montell) Aver.
- Dactylorhiza montellii (Verm.) P.Delforge
- Orchis ericetorum (E.F.Linton) A.Benn.
- Dactylorhiza islandica (Á.Löve & D.Löve) Aver.
- Orchis solida Moench
- Orchis comosa F.W.Schmidt
- Orchis tetragona Heuff.
- Orchis macedonica Griseb.
- Orchis biermannii Ortmann
- Orchis nemorosa Montandon
- Orchis calvelli A.Terracc.
- Dactylorhiza savogiensis D.Tyteca & Gathoye
- Dactylorhiza schurii (Klinge) Aver.
- Orchis transsilvanica Schur
- Dactylorhiza transsilvanica (Schur) Aver
- Orchis candidissima Krock.
- Orchis ochrantha (Pancic) H.Fleischm.
- also many names for varieties and subspecies
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Dactylorhiza maculata, known as the heath spotted-orchid or moorland spotted orchid, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Orchidaceae. It is widespread in mountainous regions across much of Europe from Portugal and Iceland east to Russia. It is also found in Algeria, Morocco, and western Siberia. It prefers woods, moorland, bogs, marshes, pastureland and meadows.