Common spotted orchid
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Common Spotted Orchid
| image = DactylorhizaFuchsii.jpg
| image_width = 225px
| image_caption = Common Spotted Orchid
(Dactylorhiza fuchsii)
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Asparagales
| familia = Orchidaceae
| genus = Dactylorhiza
| species = D. fuchsii
| subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
| subdivision =
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Druce ex Soó 1962
}}
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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