Classification
In 1828 Ludwig Reichenbach described the western marsh orchid as Orchis majalis. The name became the basionym after Peter Francis Hunt and Victor Samuel Summerhayes transferred the species to the genus Dactylorhiza in 1965. Sometimes the name Dactylorhiza fistulosa is used, but since this description is not valid, the name cannot be used despite its earlier publication in 1794 as Orchis fistulosa.
Synonyms:
- Orchis majalis Rchb. 1828 (basionym)
- Dactylorchis majalis (Rchb.) Verm. 1947
- Dactylorhiza comosa ssp. majalis (Rchb.) P.D. Sell & G.Murrell 1996
- Orchis fistulosa Moench 1794 nom. illeg.
- Dactylorhiza fistulosa (Moench) H. Baumann & Künkele 1983 nom. illeg.
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