# 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 Status. Endangered.
* Anacamptis morio Habitat
* EOL images of Anacamptis morio
* Anacamptis pyramidalis (Linnaeus) Richard.
Distribution. Most of Ireland.Map
* 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 Status.Endangered.
* 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
* Dactylorhiza fuchsii Habitat
* 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
* Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies cruenta (O.F. Müller) Soó See Kew World Checklist
Distribution Map
* Dactylorhiza incarnata Habitat
* Dactylorhiza incarnata
* EOL images of Dactylorhiza incarnata
* Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies coccinea (Pugsley) Soó
* Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies incarnata (Linnaeus)
* Dactylorhiza incarnata forma rosea
* Dactylorhiza incarnata subspecies pulchella (Druce) Soó
* Dactylorhiza maculata auctorum hibernicorum.
Distribution. All of Ireland Map
* Dactylorhiza maculata Habitat
* Dactylorhiza maculata
* EOL images of Dactylorhiza maculata
* Dactylorhiza majalis (Reichenb.) Hunt & Summerhayes.
Distribution. Widespread Map
* Dactylorhiza majalis Habitat
* 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
* Dactylorhiza occidentalis Burren Habitus
* Dactylorhiza occidentalis inflorescence
* Dactylorhiza purpurella (T. Stephenson & T.A. Stephenson) Soó
Distribution. All Ireland. Mainly North Map
* Dactylorhiza purpurella Habitat
* Dactylorhiza purpurella Inflorescence
* EOL images of Dactylorhiza purpurella
* Dactylorhiza traunsteineri (Sauter) Soó. Distribution. All Ireland.Scattered.Map
* Dactylorhiza traunsteineri. Habitus
* 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
* Dactylorhiza viridis Habitat
* Dactylorhiza viridis Habitus
* 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
* Epipactis atrorubens. Habitus
* Epipactis atrorubens. Inflorescence
* EOL images of Epipactis atrorubens
* Epipactis helleborine (Linnaeus) Crantz.
Distribution. All Ireland. Map
* Epipactis helleborine Habitus
* Epipactis helleborine Inflorescence
* EOL images of Epipactis helleborine
* Epipactis palustris (Linnaeus) Crantz.
Distribution. All Ireland. Map
* Habitat
* Inflorescence
* Flower
* EOL images of Epipactis palustris
* Epipactis phyllanthes G.E. Smith.
Distribution.Confined to North and coastal East Map
* Epipactis phyllanthes
* EOL images of Epipactis phyllanthes

## Genus Gymnadenia R. Brown

* Gymnadenia borealis (Druce) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase.
Distribution. Restricted. Map
* Gymnadenia borealis Keen of Hamar NNR Scotland
* Gymnadenia conopsea (Linnaeus) R. Brown.
Distribution.All Ireland Map
* Gymnadenia conopsea. Habitat
* 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.
* Hammarbya paludosa. Habitus
* Hammarbya paludosa Infloresecence
* 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
* Neotinea maculata
* EOL images of Neotinea maculata

## Genus Neottia Ludwig

* Neottia cordata (L.) Rich.
Distribution. All Ireland. Fewer records Midland Map
* Listera cordata Habitat (Alpine Biotope)
* Listera cordata Habitus
* Listera cordata Inflorescence
* EOL images of Neottia cordata
* Neottia ovata (Linnaeus) Bluff & Fingerh.
Distribution. All Ireland.Map
* Neottia ovata Habitus
* Neottia ovata Inflorescence
* EOL images of Neottia ovata
* Neottia nidus-avis (Linnaeus) L.C.M.Richard
Distribution.All Ireland. Map
* Neottia nidus-avis Habitus
* Neottia nidus-avis Inflorescence
* EOL images of Neottia nidus-avis

## Genus Ophrys Linnaeus

* Ophrys apifera Hudson
Distribution.All Ireland. Map
* Ophrys apifera Habitus
* Ophrys apifera Inflorescence
* EOL images of Ophrys apifera
* Ophrys insectifera Linnaeus
Distribution.Central and West Ireland (karst). Map
* Ophrys insectifera Habitat
* Ophrys insectifera Habitus
* Ophrys insectifera Inflorescence
* Ophrys insectifera Flower
* EOL images of Ophrys insectifera

## Genus Orchis

* Orchis mascula Linnaeus
Distribution.All Ireland. Map
* Orchis mascula Habitus
* 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
* Platanthera bifolia Habitat
* Platanthera bifolia Habitus
* Platanthera bifolia Flower
* EOL images of Platanthera bifolia
* Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Reichenb.
Distribution.All Ireland. Map
* Platanthera chlorantha Habitus
* Platanthera chlorantha Inflorescence
* EOL images of Platanthera chlorantha

## Genus Pseudorchis Séguier

* Pseudorchis albida (Linnaeus) A. Löve & D. Löve
Distribution.All Ireland. Map Status.Endangered
* Pseudorchis albida Habitat (Italy)
* Pseudorchis albida
* EOL images of Pseudorchis albida

## Genus Spiranthes Rich.

* Spiranthes spiralis (Linnaeus) Chevall.
Distribution. South Ireland. Map
* Spiranthes spiralis Habitus
* Spiranthes spiralis Flower
* EOL images of Spiranthes spiralis
* Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.
Distribution.North, Galway Mayo Buttress and Southwest Map Status. Endangered.
* Spiranthes romanzoffiana Habitus
* 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.