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
*Orchis adenocheila*	Czerniak.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis anatolica*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis anthropophora*	(L.) All.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis brancifortii*	Biv.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis galilaea*	(Bornm. & M. Schulze) Schltr.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis italica*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis lactea subsp. minuscula*	A. Alibertis	taxonomically included in
*Orchis laeta*	Steinh.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis mascula*	(L.) L.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis militaris*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis olbiensis*	Reut. ex Gren.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis pallens*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis patens*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis pauciflora*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis provincialis*	Balb. ex Lam. & DC.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis punctulata*	Steven ex Lindl.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis purpurea*	Huds.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis quadripunctata*	Cirillo ex Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis simia*	Lam.	taxonomically included in
*Orchis sitiaca*	(Renz) P. Delforge	taxonomically included in
*Orchis spitzelii*	Saut. ex W. D. J. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Orchis tridentata subsp. angelica*	A. Alibertis	taxonomically included in
*Orchis troodi*	(Renz) P. Delforge	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Orchis militaris var. purpurea*	(Huds.) Huds.	homotypic synonym
*Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica*	(Regel) B. Baumann, H. Baumann, R. Lorenz & Ruedi Peter	taxonomically included in
*Orchis purpurea subsp. purpurea*	Huds.	taxonomically included in

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

Image

Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

no data

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.