Orchidaceae
Orchis

Orchis × hybrida (Lindl.) Boenn. ex Rchb.

First published in Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 125 (1830)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is Europe. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The hybrid formula is O. militaris × O. purpurea.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Griebl, N. (2009). Die Orchideen Istriens und deren Begleitflora. Berichte aus den arbeitskreisen heimische orchideen 26: 98-165.
  • Griebl, N. (2011). Die Orchideenhybriden Österreichs. Berichte aus den arbeitskreisen heimische orchideen 28: 131-175.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kretzschmar, H. ,Eccarius, W. & Dietrich, H. (2007). The Orchid Genera Anacamptis, Orchis and Neotinea. Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, biology, distribution, ecology and hybridisation, ed. 2: 1-544. EchinoMedia verlag, Bürgel.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P.J. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.
  • Pezzetta, A. (2014). Le Orchidaceae di Popecchio (Podpec, Slovenia). GIROS Notizie 55: 43-47.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Pezzetta, A. (2014). Le Orchidaceae di Popecchio (Podpec, Slovenia). GIROS Notizie 55: 43-47.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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

  • 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