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
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 Map
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.