Orchidaceae
Epipactis

Epipactis purpurata Sm.

First published in Engl. Fl. 4: 41 (1828), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to N. Iran. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Antonopoulos, Z. & Tsiftsis, S. (2012). Epipactis purpurata Sm. and Epipactis leptochila (Godf.) Godf. subsp. neglecta Kümpel (Orchidaceae), two new epipactis for the flora of Greece. Berichte aus den arbeitskreisen heimische orchideen 29: 81-99.
  • G.I.R.O.S. (2009). Orchidee d'Italia: 1-303. Il Castello srl, Italy.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P.J. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Epipactis viridiflora.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P.J. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Summerhayes, V.S. [2824] United Kingdom K000622142 Yes
Rican, G. [s.n.] Czech Republic K000622159 Yes
Borza, A. [s.n.] Romania K000622160 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622153 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1622] United Kingdom K000622145 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1622] United Kingdom K:SPC-09546.000 No
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622144 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622148 Yes
Welfitt-Nicholls, C.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622156 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1809] United Kingdom K:SPC-20958.000 No
Burtt, B.L. [13114] United Kingdom K000622147 Yes
Rolfe, R.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000511360 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R.; Burtt, B.L. [1577] United Kingdom K000622146 Yes
Grierson, M.A. United Kingdom K:SPC-28191.000 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [1632] United Kingdom K:SPC-09547.000 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [2823] United Kingdom K000511362 Yes
Tempest, H.G. United Kingdom K:SPC-20714.000 No
Burton, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622150 Yes
Bury, E.P. United Kingdom K:SPC-09551.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622141 Yes
Brooke, B.J. United Kingdom K:SPC-09552.000 No
Sanders, E.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622154 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [2836] United Kingdom K000511363 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R.; Burtt, B.L. [1577] United Kingdom K:SPC-09548.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622151 Yes
Young, D.P.; Reichling, L.; Ettlinger, M.; Jungblut, R. [s.n.] Luxembourg K000622157 Yes
MFF [MFF 415] K:SPC-70409.000 No
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000511364 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622137 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000511365 Yes
Draper, J.C. United Kingdom K:SPC-24900.000 No
Britton, C.E. [1527] United Kingdom K000622136 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622139 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [2664] United Kingdom K000511366 Yes
P.B.C [s.n.] Denmark K000622158 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [2822] United Kingdom K000622143 Yes
Tomkinson, M.G. United Kingdom K:SPC-24018.000 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [2822] United Kingdom K000511361 Yes
C.C.B [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622140 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-51510.000 No
Brooke, B.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622155 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1930] United Kingdom K000622149 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1930] United Kingdom K:SPC-09549.000 No
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622135 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [3055] United Kingdom K:SPC-09550.000 No
C.E.S [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622138 Yes
Bolland, B.G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000622152 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images