Orchidaceae
Keyflower
Dactylorhiza aristata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Dactylorhiza
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 白山千鳥, 芒尖掌裂兰
- English
- Keyflower
- Japanese
- ハクサンチドリ
- Russian
- Пальчатокоренник остистый
Synonyms
- Dactylorhiza aristata f. alba P.M.Br.
- Dactylorhiza aristata f. albomaculata P.M.Br.
- Dactylorhiza aristata f. perbracteata (Lepage) Catling
- Dactylorhiza aristata f. rosea P.M.Br.
- Dactylorhiza aristata var. kodiakensis Luer & G.M.Luer
- Orchis aristata Fisch. ex Lindl.
- Orchis aristata f. perbracteata Lepage
- Orchis aristata f. punctata Tatew.
- Orchis aristata var. albiflora Koidz.
- Orchis aristata var. immaculata Makino
- Orchis aristata var. maculata Makino
- Orchis aristata var. perbracteata Lepage
- Orchis beeringiana (Cham.) Kudô
- Orchis latifolia var. beeringiana Cham.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 75 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ITÔ, Hiroki, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: garywwilson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pavel Smirnov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Александра Гришина, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Вячеслав Пискарев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 岸本年郎, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Philip Precey, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.