Dactylorhiza

Dactylorhiza
Common spotted orchid
(Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. fuchsii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Dactylorhiza
Neck. ex Nevski, 1937
Synonyms
  • Coeloglossum Hartm.
  • × Dactyloglossum P.F. Hunt & Summerh.
  • Dactylorchis (Klinge) Verm.
  • Dactylorrhiza Neck., rejected name
  • Diplorrhiza Ehrh.
  • Entaticus Gray, illegitimate superfluous name
  • Satorkis Thouars, illegitimate superfluous name
  • Satyrium L. 1753, rejected name, not the accepted name Sw. 1800
  • Streptogyne Rchb.f.

Dactylorhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Its species are commonly called marsh orchids or spotted orchids. Dactylorhiza were previously classified under Orchis, which has two round tubers.