Dactylorhiza aristata

Keyflower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Dactylorhiza
Species:	D. aristata
Binomial name
	Dactylorhiza aristata; (Fisch. ex Lindl.) Soó (1962)
Synonyms
	Orchis aristataFisch. ex Lindl. (1835) (Basionym); Orchis latifolia var. beeringianaCham. (1828); Orchis beeringiana (Cham.) Kudô (1922); Orchis aristata var. immaculataMakino (1932); Orchis aristata var. maculataMakino (1932); Orchis aristata var. perbracteataLepage (1952); Dactylorhiza aristata var. kodiakensisLuer & G.M. Luer (1972); Dactylorhiza aristata f. perbracteata(Lepage) Catling (1982); Dactylorhiza aristata f. albaP.M.Br. (2005); Dactylorhiza aristata f. roseaP.M.Br. (1995); Dactylorhiza aristata f. albomaculataP.M.Br. (2005);

Last updated July 29, 2025

Dactylorhiza aristata, the keyflower, is a species of orchid. It is native to Japan, Korea, northeastern China (Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi), the Russian Far East, and Alaska (including the Aleutians).^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Flora of China v 25 p 116, 芒尖掌裂兰 mang jian zhang lie lan, Dactylorhiza aristata (Fischer ex Lindley) Soó, Nom. Nov. Gen. Dactylorhiza. 5. 1962.

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[WCSP-1] 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Flora of China v 25 p 116, 芒尖掌裂兰 mang jian zhang lie lan, Dactylorhiza aristata (Fischer ex Lindley) Soó, Nom. Nov. Gen. Dactylorhiza. 5. 1962.

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Keyflower

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Dactylorhiza
Species:	D. aristata
Binomial name
*Dactylorhiza aristata* (Fisch. ex Lindl.) Soó (1962)
Synonyms ^[1]
Orchis aristataFisch. ex Lindl. (1835) (Basionym) Orchis latifolia var. beeringianaCham. (1828) Orchis beeringiana (Cham.) Kudô (1922) Orchis aristata var. immaculataMakino (1932) Orchis aristata var. maculataMakino (1932) Orchis aristata var. perbracteataLepage (1952) Dactylorhiza aristata var. kodiakensisLuer & G.M. Luer (1972) Dactylorhiza aristata f. perbracteata(Lepage) Catling (1982) Dactylorhiza aristata f. albaP.M.Br. (2005) Dactylorhiza aristata f. roseaP.M.Br. (1995) Dactylorhiza aristata f. albomaculataP.M.Br. (2005)