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Encyclopedia > Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted Orchid

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Dactylorhiza
Species: D. fuchsii
Binomial name

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

The Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) is the most commonly occurring species of orchid in Great Britain. It is widely variable in colour and height, ranging from 5 to 60 cm in height. The flower colour can vary from pale pink to pale purple to white, with purple spots and edges. The lip has three lobes.

  • Flowers: June-August.
  • Leaves: narrow lanceolate, keeled, often dark-spotted.
  • Distribution: grassland, on lime.

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Dactylorhiza fuchsii - definition of Dactylorhiza fuchsii in Encyclopedia
The Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) is the most commonly occurring species of orchid in Great Britain.
It is widely variable in colour and height, ranging from 5 to 60 cm in height.
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