The presence of populations of Dactylorhiza Neck. ex Nevski genus on the left-bank side of the Volga region (Saratov oblast) is discussed. The article presents the accounts that have been available from the end of the XIX century to the present date of finding the species of the studied genus on the territory in question. In the course of research the authors of the present article have found D. incarnate (L.) Soo on the territory of Krasnokutskiy and Engelskiy districts of Saratov oblast.