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).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Keyflower being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dactylorhiza euxina
- Dactylorhiza urvilleana
- Dactylorhiza cordigera
- Dactylorhiza umbrosa
- Dactylorhiza majalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Dactylorhiza
- Species
- Dactylorhiza aristata
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