List of the orchids of Ireland

Genus Anacamptis Rich.

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

Distribution.Southern half of Ireland but not Southwest Map Status. Endangered.

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Anacamptis pyramidalis (Linnaeus) Richard.

Distribution.Most of Ireland.Map

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Genus Cephalanthera L.C.M. Richard

Cephalanthera longifolia (Linnaeus) Fritsch.

Distribution.Scattered over Ireland. Extinct Northern Ireland Map Status.Endangered.

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Genus Coeloglossum Hartm.

valid combination Dactylorhiza viridis

Genus Dactylorhiza Necker ex Nevski

Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soó.

Distribution. All of Ireland Map

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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

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

Distribution Map

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Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies coccinea (Pugsley) Soó

Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies incarnata (Linnaeus)

Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies pulchella (Druce) Soó

Dactylorhiza maculata auctorum hibernicorum.

Distribution. All of Ireland Map

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Dactylorhiza majalis (Reichenb.) Hunt & Summerhayes.

Distribution. Widespread Map

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Dactylorhiza majalis subspecies occidentalis (Pugsley) P. Delforge Synonym of Dactylorhiza kerryensis (Wilmott) P.F. Hunt & Summerhayes. See Kew World Checklist and [1]

Distribution. Western, Northern and Central Ireland Map

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

Distribution. All Ireland. Mainly North Map

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Dactylorhiza traunsteineri (Sauter) Soó. Distribution. All Ireland.Scattered.Map

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Dactylorhiza viridis (Linnaeus) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase synonym Coeloglossum viride(Linnaeus) Hartman.

Distribution. All Ireland.Map

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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

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Epipactis helleborine (Linnaeus) Crantz.

Distribution. All Ireland. Map

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Epipactis palustris (Linnaeus) Crantz.

Distribution. All Ireland. Map

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Epipactis phyllanthes G.E. Smith.

Distribution.Confined to North and coastal East Map

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Genus Gymnadenia R. Brown

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

Distribution. Restricted. Map

Gymnadenia conopsea (Linnaeus) R. Brown.

Distribution.All Ireland Map

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.

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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

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Genus Neottia Ludwig

Neottia cordata (L.) Rich.

Distribution. All Ireland. Fewer records Midland Map

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Neottia ovata (Linnaeus) Bluff & Fingerh.

Distribution. All Ireland.Map

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Neottia nidus-avis (Linnaeus) L.C.M.Richard

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

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Genus Ophrys Linnaeus

Ophrys apifera Hudson

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

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Ophrys insectifera Linnaeus

Distribution.Central and West Ireland (karst). Map

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Genus Orchis

Orchis mascula Linnaeus

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

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Genus Platanthera L.C.M. Richard

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

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

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Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Reichenb.

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

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Genus Pseudorchis Séguier

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

Distribution.All Ireland. Map Status.Endangered

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Genus Spiranthes Rich.

Spiranthes spiralis (Linnaeus) Chevall.

Distribution.South Ireland. Map

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Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.

Distribution.North, Galway Mayo Buttress and Southwest Map Status. Endangered.

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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.