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

Orchis purpurea Huds.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Orchis*	Tourn. ex L.	accepted genus name
*Abrochis*	Neck.	heterotypic synonym
*Aceras*	R. Br.	heterotypic synonym
*Androrchis*	D. Tyteca & E. Klein	heterotypic synonym
*Strateuma*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Zoophora*	Bernh.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Orchis militaris var. purpurea*	(Huds.) Huds.	homotypic synonym

Children

Orchis purpurea Huds. subsp. purpurea
Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica (Regel) B. Baumann, H. Baumann, R. Lorenz & Ruedi Peter

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Spanish, Castillian: orquídea de dama; zapatitos de la Virgen

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Fl. Angl.: 334. 1762

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Orchis purpurea Huds. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c49d5f47-189b-47ee-9f7e-7040b9da5335

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex I 2009 This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2010 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.