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 morio Anacamptis pyramidalis (Linnaeus) Richard.

Distribution. Most of Ireland.Map 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

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 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

EOL images of Dactylorhiza incarnata 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

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

Distribution. Widespread MapWebb, 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.

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

Distribution. All Ireland. Mainly North Map

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

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

Distribution. All 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 atrorubens Epipactis helleborine (Linnaeus) Crantz.

Distribution. All Ireland. Map

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

Distribution. All Ireland. Map

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

Distribution.Confined to North and coastal East Map

EOL images of Epipactis phyllanthes

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.

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 cordata Neottia ovata (Linnaeus) Bluff & Fingerh.

Distribution. All Ireland.Map

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

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

EOL images of Neottia nidus-avis

Genus Ophrys Linnaeus Ophrys apifera Hudson

Distribution.All Ireland. Map

EOL images of Ophrys apifera Ophrys insectifera Linnaeus

Distribution.Central and West Ireland (karst). 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 bifolia Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Reichenb.

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 spiralis Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.

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

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

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. -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.

External links Biodiversity Ireland includes datasets and maps http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/groups.php Online Atlas of the British and Irish flora Biological Records Centre Information organised under :- Photos, Maps, Habitats, Life Form, Distribution, Conservation Status, Other Accounts, References. Orchids of France Pierre Delforge, 2000 .