Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R. Br.

Fragrant Orchid

Orchidaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Genus: Gymnadenia (Fragrant Orchid)

Synonyms

Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia alpina
Gymnadenia anisoloba
Gymnadenia comigera
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. angustifolia
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. comigera
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. peloria
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. pyrenaica
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. serotina
Gymnadenia conopsea var. albiflora
Gymnadenia conopsea var. alpina
Gymnadenia conopsea var. angustifolia
Gymnadenia conopsea var. bieczensis
Gymnadenia conopsea var. caucasica
Gymnadenia conopsea var. clavata
Gymnadenia conopsea var. crenulata
Gymnadenia conopsea var. friesica
Gymnadenia conopsea var. lapponica
Gymnadenia conopsea var. latifolia
Gymnadenia conopsea var. leucantha
Gymnadenia conopsea var. neglecta
Gymnadenia conopsea var. ornithis
Gymnadenia conopsea var. platyphylla
Gymnadenia conopsea var. praecox
Gymnadenia conopsea var. pyrenaica
Gymnadenia conopsea var. serotina
Gymnadenia conopsea var. sibirica
Gymnadenia conopsea var. trifida
Gymnadenia ibukiensis
Gymnadenia ornithis
Gymnadenia pseudoconopsea
Gymnadenia pyrenaica
Gymnadenia sibirica
Gymnadenia splendida
Gymnadenia splendida subsp. odorata
Gymnadenia transsilvanica
Gymnadenia vernalis
Gymnadenia wahlenbergii
Habenaria conopsea
Habenaria gymnadenia
Orchis conopea
Orchis conopea var. albiflora
Orchis conopea var. major
Orchis conopsea
Orchis cornopica
Orchis ornithis
Orchis peloria
Orchis pseudoconopea
Orchis pseudoconopsea
Orchis setacea
Orchis suaveolens
Satyrium conopseum

Related species

Gymnadenia austriaca (Teppner & E. Klein) P. Delforge
Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R. Br. - Fragrant Orchid
Gymnadenia nigra (L.) Rchb. f. - Black Vanilla Orchid
Gymnadenia odoratissima (L.) Rich. - Short-Spurred Fragrant Orchid
Gymnadenia rhellicani (Teppner & E. Klein) Teppner & E. Klein
Gymnadenia rubra Wettst. - Vanilla Orchid
Gymnadenia widderi (Teppner & E. Klein) Teppner & E. Klein - Black Vanilla Orchid

Traits


    20–100 cm tall. inflorescence: elongate-cylindrical, at least 3‑times as long as broad. flowers: spurred, slightly fragrant, reddish-violet. galea: rounded at the apex. lip: mostly pointing downwards, mostly 3‑lobed; central-lobe: longer than the lateral lobes. spur:...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Gymnadenia conopsea

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Gymnadenia conopsea

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Gymnadenia conopsea

Gymnadenia conopsea

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in alkaline, (periodically) wet habitats

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