Orchis pallens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Orchis
Subgenus: Orchis subg. Masculae
Sectio: Orchis sect. Provinciales
Species: Orchis pallens

Name

Orchis pallens L., Mant. Pl. 2: 292 (1771).

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Androrchis pallens (L.) D.Tyteca & E.Klein, J. Eur. Orch. 40: 544 (2008).
Heterotypic
- Orchis sulphurea Sims, Bot. Mag. 52: t. 2569 (1825).
- Orchis pseudopallens K.Koch, Linnaea 19: 13 (1846), nom. illeg.
- Orchis pallens f. pseudopallens Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 53 (1851).

Homonyms

- Orchis pallens Moritzi, Fl. Schweiz: 508 (1844), sensu auct. - vide: Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó, Nom. Nov. Gen. Dactylorhiza: 3 (1962)
- Orchis pallens Savi, Fl. Pis. 2: 300 (1798), nom. illeg. - vide: Orchis provincialis Balb. ex Lam. & DC., Syn. Pl. Fl. Gall.: 169 (1806)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia.
- Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Ukraine.
Asia-Temperate
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Western Asia
  - Turkey.

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum 2: 292.

=Additional references

Kretzschmar, H., Eccarius, W. & Dietrich, H. 2007. Die Orchideengattungen Anacamptis, Orchis, Neotinea. EchinoMedia-Verlag, Bürgel. Table of contents. ISBN 978-3937-10711-0. Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orchis pallens. Accessed: 2026 Jan 24.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Orchis pallens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Orchis pallens. 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 Jan 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Orchis pallens. Accessed: 24 Jan 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Orchis pallens. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Orchis pallens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

български: бледен салеп
čeština: Vstavač bledý
Deutsch: Blasses Knabenkraut
English: Pale orchid
español: Orquídea pálida
français: Orchis pâle
hornjoserbsce: Blěda pihawka
magyar: Sápadt kosbor
italiano: Orchide pallida
latviešu: Bāldzeltenā dzegužpuķe
Nederlands: Bleke orchis
polski: Storczyk blady
русский: Ятрышник бледный
slovenčina: Vstavač bledý
slovenščina: Bleda kukavica
Türkçe: Solgun salep
українська: Зозулинець блідий