Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Orchidaceae

Epipogium Borkh.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ceratopsis*	Lindl.	heterotypic synonym
*Galera*	Blume	heterotypic synonym
*Podanthera*	Wight	heterotypic synonym
*Epipogion*	St.-Lag.	orthographic variant
*Epipogon*	Ledeb.	orthographic variant
*Epipogium aphyllum*	Sw.	taxonomically included in

Children

Epipogium aphyllum Sw.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: metsänemät sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: skogsfrur

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Tent. Disp. Pl. German.: 139. 1792

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Epipogium Borkh. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/259a310c-397b-4f02-9fec-1470f0da5e33

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Environment

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

annex V

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

OSPAR:
annex II, III, IV This species is threatened and/or declining in the Greater North Sea, the Celtic Seas and the Bay of Biscay according to the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic.