Orchis militaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Orchis
Subgenus: Orchis subg. Orchis
Sectio: Orchis sect. Orchis
Species: Orchis militaris
Subspecies: (2)
O. militaris. subsp. militaris – O. militaris. subsp. stevenii

Name

Orchis militaris L., Sp. Pl.: 941. (1753)

Type species

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Orchis tephrosanthos var. militaris (L.) Loisel., Fl. Gall.: 265 (1806)

Homonyms

Orchis militaris Hornem. in G.C.Oeder & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Dan.: t. 1277 (1806), sensu auct.
Orchis militaris Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 247 (1789), sensu auct.
Orchis militaris Sm., Engl. Bot.: t. 1873 (1808), sensu auct.
Orchis militaris Puccin. ex Parl., Fl. Ital. 3: 521 (1860), sensu auct.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Sweden.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Southwestern Europe
  - France, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Asia-Temperate
- Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia.
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey.
- China
  - Xinjiang.
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 941. Reference page.

Additional references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 333 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orchis militaris. Accessed: 2026 Jul 11.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Orchis militaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 11. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Orchis militaris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 11. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Orchis militaris. Accessed: 11 Jul 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Orchis militaris. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Orchis militaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

буряад: Сэгрэм
català: Orquídia militar
čeština: Vstavač vojenský
Cymraeg: Tegeirian y milwr
dansk: Ridder-Gøgeurt
Deutsch: Helm-Knabenkraut
English: Military orchid
eesti: Hall käpp
suomi: Soikkokämmekkä
français: Orchis guerrier
hornjoserbsce: Nahłownicojta pihawka
magyar: Vitézkosbor
italiano: Orchide militare
қазақша: Телпек сүйсін
Latina: Orchis militaris
Lëtzebuergesch: Zaldote-Bouwekraut
lietuvių: Šalmuotoji gegužraibė
latviešu: Bruņcepuru dzegužpuķ
Nederlands: Soldaatje
polski: Storczyk kukawka
русский: Ятрышник шлемоносный
slovenčina: Vstavač vojenský
slovenščina: čeladasta kukavica
svenska: Johannesnycklar
українська: Зозулинець шоломоносний
中文: 四裂红门兰}}, 四裂红门兰
中文（简体）: 四裂红门兰