Orchidaceae

Elder-flowered orchid

Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Dactylorhiza

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Elder-flowered orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) — FlowerPhoto: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (19)

Belarusian: Пальчатакарэннік бузінны
Catalan: Pastoretes
Czech: Prstnatec bezový
Danish: Hylde-Gøgeurt
Dutch: Vlierorchis
English: Elder-flowered orchid
Estonian: Leeder-sõrmkäpp
Finnish: Seljakämmekkä
German: Holunder-Knabenkraut
Igbo: Orchid nke okenye
Italian: Orchide sambucina
Luxembourgish: Hielenner-Fangerwuerzel
Norwegian Bokmål: Søstermarihand, Søstermarihånd
Norwegian Nynorsk: Systermarihand, Søstermarihand
Polish: Kukułka bzowa, Stoplamek bzowy, Storczyk bzowy
Russian: Пальчатокоренник бузинный
Spanish: Orquídea sauco
Swedish: Adam och Eva
Ukrainian: Пальчатокорінник бузиновий

Synonyms

Dactylorchis sambucina (L.) Verm.
Dactylorhiza fasciculata (Tineo) H.Baumann & Künkele
Dactylorhiza fasciculata (Tineo) Aver.
Dactylorhiza latifolia f. rubra (Winterl) D.Tyteca & Gathoye
Dactylorhiza sambucina f. chusae C.E.Hermos.
Dactylorhiza sambucina f. hybrida (W.Zimm.) Kümpel
Dactylorhiza sambucina f. robusta (Neuman) Soó
Dactylorhiza sambucina f. rubra (Winterl) Hyl.
Dactylorhiza sambucina f. rubrobracteata (Harz ex Schltdl., Langeth. & Schenk) Soó
Dactylorhiza sambucina lus. incarnata (Wahlenb.) Soó
Dactylorhiza sambucina subsp. laurentina (R.Bolós ex Vayr.) Malag.
Dactylorhiza sambucina var. hungarica (Soó) Soó
Dactylorhiza sambucina var. hybrida (W.Zimm.) Peitz
Dactylorhiza sambucina var. laurentina (R.Bolòs ex Vayr.) Soó
Dactylorhiza sambucina var. rubrobracteata (Harz) Soó
Orchis fasciculata Tineo
Orchis guffroyi P.Fourn.
Orchis incarnata Willd.
Orchis incarnata var. sambucina (L.) Lapeyr. ex Bubani
Orchis laurentina R.Bolòs ex Vayr.
Orchis lutea Dulac
Orchis maculata subsp. sambucina (L.) Bonnier & Layens
Orchis pseudosambucina var. fasciculata (Tineo) Nyman
Orchis pseudosambucina var. fasciculata (Tineo) Rchb.f.
Orchis saccata Rchb.
Orchis salina Fronius
Orchis sambucina L.
Orchis sambucina f. barlae Rouy
Orchis sambucina f. bracteata M.Schulze
Orchis sambucina f. hungarica Soó
Orchis sambucina f. lanceolata W.Zimm.
Orchis sambucina f. laurentina (R.Bolòs ex Vayr.) Soó
Orchis sambucina f. obovata W.Zimm.
Orchis sambucina f. purpurea (W.D.J.Koch) Neuman
Orchis sambucina f. rubrobracteata Harz ex Schltdl., Langeth. & Schenk
Orchis sambucina f. rubrobracteata Harz
Orchis sambucina f. tripartita A.Fuchs
Orchis sambucina lus. hybrida W.Zimm.
Orchis sambucina lus. incarnata (Wahlenb.) Soó
Orchis sambucina lus. lutea W.Zimm.

and 21 more.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 1,748 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stefano Menchetti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Felicia Seichter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kriko L from Finland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jiri Klimes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matej Schwarz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bastien Alegot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Todd Patterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Federico Biguzzi, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Edoardo Nardelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.