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List of the orchids of Ireland

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

Genus Anacamptis Rich.

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

Distribution. Most of Ireland.Map

Genus Cephalanthera L.C.M. Richard

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

Genus Coeloglossum Hartm.

valid combination Dactylorhiza viridis

Genus Dactylorhiza Necker ex Nevski

Distribution. All of Ireland Map

Distribution.All of Ireland Map

Distribution Map

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

Distribution. All of Ireland Map

Distribution. Widespread Map

Distribution. Western, Northern and Central Ireland Map

Distribution. All Ireland. Mainly North Map

Distribution. All Ireland.Map

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

Distribution. Western Ireland. Map

Distribution. All Ireland. Map

Distribution. All Ireland. Map

Distribution.Confined to North and coastal East Map

Genus Gymnadenia R. Brown

Distribution. Restricted. Map

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

Distribution.All Ireland.Coastal Map Status.Endangered.

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.

Distribution. WesternIreland (24 Hectads) Map

Genus Neottia Ludwig

Distribution. All Ireland. Fewer records Midland Map

Distribution. All Ireland.Map

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

Genus Ophrys Linnaeus

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

Distribution.Central and West Ireland (karst). Map

Genus Orchis

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

Genus Platanthera L.C.M. Richard

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

Genus Pseudorchis Séguier

Distribution.All Ireland. Map Status.Endangered

Genus Spiranthes Rich.

Distribution. South Ireland. Map

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

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

References

  • Bateman, R.M., Pridgeon, A.M. & Chase, M.W. (1997). Phylogenetics of subtribe Orchidinae (Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae) based on nuclear its sequences. 2. Infrageneric relationships and reclassification to achieve monophyly of Orchis sensu stricto. Lindleyana 12: 113-141.
  • Bateman, Richard M, 2011 Glacial progress: do we finally understand thenarrow-leaved marsh-orchids? New Journal of Botany Volume 1, Number 1, June 2011, pp. 2–15(14) pdf
  • O'Reilly, P. & Parker, S. (2007). The first nature guide to wild orchids in the Burren. pp. [1]-67. Lladdysul: First Nature.
  • Scannell, M.J.P. & Synnott, D.M. (1987). Census catalogue of the flora of Ireland. A list of Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae and Angiospermae including all the native plants and established aliens known to occur in Ireland with the distribution of each species, and recommended Irish and English names. pp. [i]-xxvii, 1-171, Map. Dublin: Stationery Office.
  • Sayers, B. & Sex, S. (2008). Ireland's wild orchids a field guide. pp. [i-iii], i-x, 1-109. Galway: Propeller.
  • Kingston, N.. (2009). Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. pp. 1–15.
  • Turner Ettlinger, D.M. (1976). British and Irish orchids a field guide. pp. [i]-vi, 1-141. London & Basignstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd.
  • Webb, D.A. & Scannell, M.J.P. (1983). Flora of Connemara and the Burren. pp. i-xlv, 1-322, 4 colour pls; 25 black and white illustrations. Dublin & Cambridge: Royal Dublin Society & Cambridge University Press.
  • Harrap, Anne & Simon Harrap (2009) Orchids of Britain & Ireland: A Field and Site Guide, 2nd ed., A & C Black, London. .
  • Lang, David (1980) Orchids of Britain: a field guide. Oxford University Press
  • Pierre Delforge, 2006 Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Portland, Or. : Timber Press 3rd Edition
  • Karl-Peter Buttler, 1986 Orchideen, die wildwachsenden Arten Europas. Mosaik Verlag
  • H. Baumann, S. Künkele, 1982 Die wildwachsenden Orchideen Europas. Frankh
  • Robert L. Dressler, 1996 Die Orchideen - Biologie und Systematik der Orchidaceae.
  • Hans Sundermann, 1975 Europäische und mediterrane Orchideen. Brücke-Verlag, 2. Auflage
  • J. G. Williams, Orchideen Europas mit Nordafrika und Kleinasien. BLV Verlag,
  • Kreutz, C.A.J., 2004 Kompendium der Europäischen Orchideen Landgraaf Kreutz Lists all subspecies, forma and other names.
  • Preston C. D., Pearman D. A. and Dines T.D., 2002 New Atlas of the British & Irish Flora Oxford University Press Verified and standardised maps.

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