List of the orchids of Ireland

This is an annotated list of the orchids found in Ireland.

Genus Anacamptis Rich.

• Anacamptis morio (Linnaeus) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase.

Distribution. Southern half of Ireland but not Southwest Map^[1] Status. Endangered.^[2]

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  Anacamptis morio Habitat

• EOL images of Anacamptis morio
• Anacamptis pyramidalis (Linnaeus) Richard.

Distribution. Most of Ireland.Map ^[1]

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  Anacamptis pyramidalis Habitat
• 
  Anacamptis pyramidalis Donegal

• EOL images of Anacamptis pyramidalis

Genus Cephalanthera L.C.M. Richard

• Cephalanthera longifolia (Linnaeus) Fritsch.

Distribution.Scattered over Ireland. Extinct Northern Ireland Map^[1] Status.Endangered.^[2]

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• EOL images of Cephalanthera longifolia

Genus Coeloglossum Hartm.

valid combination Dactylorhiza viridis

Genus Dactylorhiza Necker ex Nevski

• Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soó.

Distribution. All of Ireland Map^[1]

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  Dactylorhiza fuchsii Habitat
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  Dactylorhiza fuchsii

• EOL images of Dactylorhiza fuchsii
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii subspecies hebridensis (Wilmott) Soó
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii subspecies fuchsii (Druce) Soó
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii subspecies okellyi (Druce) Soó
• Dactylorhiza incarnata (Linnaeus) Soó.

Distribution.All of Ireland Map^[1]

• Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies cruenta (O.F. Müller) Soó See Kew World Checklist

Distribution Map

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  Dactylorhiza incarnata Habitat
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  Dactylorhiza incarnata

• EOL images of Dactylorhiza incarnata
• Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies coccinea (Pugsley) Soó
• Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies incarnata (Linnaeus)

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  Dactylorhiza incarnata forma rosea

• Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies pulchella (Druce) Soó
• Dactylorhiza maculata auctorum hibernicorum.

Distribution. All of Ireland Map

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  Dactylorhiza maculata Habitat
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  Dactylorhiza maculata

• EOL images of Dactylorhiza maculata
• Dactylorhiza majalis (Reichenb.) Hunt & Summerhayes.

Distribution. Widespread Map^[3]

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  Dactylorhiza majalis Habitat
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  Dactylorhiza majalis

• EOL images of Dactylorhiza majalis
• Dactylorhiza majalis subspecies occidentalis (Pugsley) P. Delforge Synonym of Dactylorhiza kerryensis (Wilmott) P.F. Hunt & Summerhayes. See Kew World Checklist and

Distribution. Western, Northern and Central Ireland Map^[1]

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  Dactylorhiza occidentalis Burren Habitus
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  Dactylorhiza occidentalis inflorescence

• Dactylorhiza purpurella (T. Stephenson & T.A. Stephenson) Soó

Distribution. All Ireland. Mainly North Map^[1]

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  Dactylorhiza purpurella Habitat
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  Dactylorhiza purpurella Inflorescence

• EOL images of Dactylorhiza purpurella
• Dactylorhiza traunsteineri (Sauter) Soó. Distribution. All Ireland.Scattered.Map

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  Dactylorhiza traunsteineri. Habitus
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  Dactylorhiza traunsteineri Inflorescence

• EOL images of Dactylorhiza traunsteineri
• Dactylorhiza viridis (Linnaeus) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase synonym Coeloglossum viride (Linnaeus) Hartman.

Distribution. All Ireland.Map^[1]

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  Dactylorhiza viridis Habitat
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  Dactylorhiza viridis Habitus
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  Dactylorhiza viridis

• EOL images of Dactylorhiza viridis

nothosubspecies of = Dactylorhiza (hybrid subspecies)

• x braunii (Halácsy) Borsos & Soó
• x claudiopolitana (Soó) Soó
• x formosa (T. & T.A. Stephenson) Soó
• x jenensis (Brand.) Soó
• x kellerana P.F. Hunt
• x kernerorum (Soó) Soó
• x townsendiana (Rouy) Soó
• x transiens (Druce) Soó
• x venusta (T. & T.A. Stephenson) Soó
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii x incarnata subsp. cruenta

Genus Epipactis Zinn

• Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffm.) Besser.

Distribution. Western Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Epipactis atrorubens. Habitus
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  Epipactis atrorubens. Inflorescence

• EOL images of Epipactis atrorubens
• Epipactis helleborine (Linnaeus) Crantz.

Distribution. All Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Epipactis helleborine Habitus
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  Epipactis helleborine Inflorescence

• EOL images of Epipactis helleborine
• Epipactis palustris (Linnaeus) Crantz.

Distribution. All Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Habitat
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  Inflorescence
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  Flower

• EOL images of Epipactis palustris
• Epipactis phyllanthes G.E. Smith.

Distribution.Confined to North and coastal East Map^[1]

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  Epipactis phyllanthes

• EOL images of Epipactis phyllanthes

Genus Gymnadenia R. Brown

• Gymnadenia borealis (Druce) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase.

Distribution. Restricted. Map

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  Gymnadenia borealis Keen of Hamar NNR Scotland

• Gymnadenia conopsea (Linnaeus) R. Brown.

Distribution.All Ireland Map^[1]

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  Gymnadenia conopsea. Habitat
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  Gymnadenia conopsea Habitus

• EOL images of Gymnadenia conopsea
• Gymnadenia densiflora (Wahlenb.) A. Dietr. = Gymnadenia × densiflora (Wahlenb.) A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 7: 170 (1839) only this hybrid name is accepted. Hybrid Formula: G. conopsea × G. odoratissima

Distribution. Restricted. North map

nothosubspecies of Gymnadenia (hybrid subspecies)

• x Dactylogymnadenia cookei (H. Harrison fil.) Soó
• x Dactylogymnadenia legrandiana (Camus) Soó
• x Dactylogymnadenia varia (T. & T.A. Stephenson) Soó

Genus Hammarbya O. Kuntze

• Hammarbya paludosa (Linnaeus) Kuntze.

Distribution.All Ireland.Coastal Map Status.Endangered.^[2]

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  Hammarbya paludosa. Habitus
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  Hammarbya paludosa Infloresecence
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  Hammarbya paludosa Infloresecence

• EOL images of Hammarbya paludosa

Genus Leucorchis E. Mey

valid combination Pseudorchis albida (Linnaeus) A. Löve & D. Löve. See below

Genus Listera R. Brown

Valid combination Neottia cordata (L.) Rich. Valid combination Neottia ovata (Linnaeus) Bluff & Fingerh.

Genus Neotinea Reichb. f.

• Neotinea maculata (Desfontaines) W.L. Stearn

Distribution. WesternIreland (24 Hectads) Map^[1]

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  Neotinea maculata

• EOL images of Neotinea maculata

Genus Neottia Ludwig

• Neottia cordata (L.) Rich.

Distribution. All Ireland. Fewer records Midland Map^[1]

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  Listera cordata Habitat (Alpine Biotope)
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  Listera cordata Habitus
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  Listera cordata Inflorescence

• EOL images of Neottia cordata
• Neottia ovata (Linnaeus) Bluff & Fingerh.

Distribution. All Ireland.Map^[1]

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  Neottia ovata Habitus
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  Neottia ovata Inflorescence

• EOL images of Neottia ovata
• Neottia nidus-avis (Linnaeus) L.C.M.Richard

Distribution.All Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Neottia nidus-avis Habitus
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  Neottia nidus-avis Inflorescence

• EOL images of Neottia nidus-avis

Genus Ophrys Linnaeus

• Ophrys apifera Hudson

Distribution.All Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Ophrys apifera Habitus
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  Ophrys apifera Inflorescence

• EOL images of Ophrys apifera
• Ophrys insectifera Linnaeus

Distribution.Central and West Ireland (karst). Map^[1]

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  Ophrys insectifera Habitat
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  Ophrys insectifera Habitus
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  Ophrys insectifera Inflorescence
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  Ophrys insectifera Flower

• EOL images of Ophrys insectifera

Genus Orchis

• Orchis mascula Linnaeus

Distribution.All Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Orchis mascula Habitus
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  Orchis mascula Inflorescence

• EOL images of Orchis mascula

Genus Platanthera L.C.M. Richard

• Platanthera bifolia (Linnaeus) L.C.M. Richard

Distribution.All Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Platanthera bifolia Habitat
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  Platanthera bifolia Habitus
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  Platanthera bifolia Flower

• EOL images of Platanthera bifolia
• Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Reichenb.

Distribution.All Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Platanthera chlorantha Habitus
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  Platanthera chlorantha Inflorescence

• EOL images of Platanthera chlorantha

Genus Pseudorchis Séguier

• Pseudorchis albida (Linnaeus) A. Löve & D. Löve

Distribution.All Ireland. Map^[1] Status.Endangered^[4]

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  Pseudorchis albida Habitat (Italy)
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  Pseudorchis albida

• EOL images of Pseudorchis albida

Genus Spiranthes Rich.

• Spiranthes spiralis (Linnaeus) Chevall.

Distribution. South Ireland. Map^[1]

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  Spiranthes spiralis Habitus
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  Spiranthes spiralis Flower

• EOL images of Spiranthes spiralis
• Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.

Distribution.North, Galway Mayo Buttress and Southwest Map^[1] Status. Endangered.^[4]

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  Spiranthes romanzoffiana Habitus
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  Spiranthes romanzoffiana Flower

• EOL images of Spiranthes romanzoffiana

Synonyms

See WCSP 2012. World Checklist of selected plant families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012-October-24.

See also

National Biodiversity Network Maps and data