Common Spotted Orchid - Hybrids

Hybrids

Hybrids with other species of the same genus are frequent. Theses include

• Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb.) PFHunt & Summerh.
• Dactylorhiza traunsteineri (Saut. ex Rchb.)
• Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soó subsp. ochroleuca

This plant hybridizes easily with species of different genera ( intergeneric hybridization). The list below shows some of these intergeneric hybrids (these hybrids are not always recognized by all botanists):

• ×Dactylodenia lawalreei P.Delforge & D.Tyteca, 1982 - hybrid with Gymnadenia odoratissima
• ×Dactylodenia st-quintinii (Godfery) J. Duvigneaud in De Langhe & al., 1983 - hybrid with Gymnadenia conopsea
• ×Dactyloglossum mixtum (Ascherson & Graebner) Rauschert, 1969 - hybrid with Coeloglossum viride
• ×Rhizanthera martysiensis Balayer, 1986 - hybrid with Platanthera chlorantha