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.


 * 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


 * 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


 * EOL images of Epipactis phyllanthes

Genus Gymnadenia R. Brown

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

Distribution. Restricted. 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.


 * 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


 * EOL images of Neotinea maculata

Genus Neottia Ludwig

 * Neottia cordata (L.) Rich.

Distribution. All Ireland. Fewer records Midland Map


 * EOL images of Neottia nidus-avis

Genus Ophrys Linnaeus

 * Ophrys apifera Hudson

Distribution.All Ireland. Map


 * EOL images of Ophrys insectifera

Genus Orchis

 * Orchis mascula Linnaeus

Distribution.All Ireland. Map


 * EOL images of Orchis mascula

Genus Platanthera L.C.M. Richard

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

Distribution.All Ireland. Map


 * EOL images of Platanthera chlorantha

Genus Pseudorchis Séguier

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

Distribution.All Ireland. Map Status.Endangered


 * EOL images of Pseudorchis albida

Genus Spiranthes Rich.

 * Spiranthes spiralis (Linnaeus) Chevall.

Distribution. South Ireland. Map


 * 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.