Orchidaceae

Fragrant orchid

Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Gymnadenia

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Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) — FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (30)

Azerbaijani: Çılpaq dəmirsəhləb
Belarusian: Ядрушка камарніковая
Chinese: 手参, 手参（手掌参、手参兰）, 手掌参, 手参兰
Czech: Pětiprstka žežulník, Pětiprstka žežulík
Danish: Langakset Trådspore
Dutch: Grote muggenorchis
English: Fragrant orchid, Conopsea orchid, Marsh fragrant orchid
Esperanto: Kulo-orkideo granda
Estonian: Harilik käoraamat
Finnish: Kirkiruoho, Punakirkiruoho, Lettokirkiruoho
French: Gymnadenie moucheron, Gymnadénie moucheron
German: Mücken-Händelwurz, Große Händelwurz, Langspornige Handwurz, Frühlings-Händelwurz
hsb: Wulka kukawka
Hungarian: Szúnyoglábú bibircsvirág
Italian: Manina rosea
Japanese: テガタチドリ, コノプシーオーキッド, チドリソウ
Korean: 손바닥난초
Latvian: Odu gimnadēnija, Odu ģimnadēnija
Lithuanian: Pievinis plauretis
Luxembourgish: Mécken-Handwuerzel
Norwegian Bokmål: Brudespore
Norwegian Nynorsk: Engbrudespore
Polish: Gółka długoostrogowa
Russian: Кокушник длиннорогий, Кокушник длинношпорый, Кокушник комарниковый
Slovak: Päťprstnica obyčajná
Spanish: Orquídea fragante, Orquidea fragante
Swedish: Brudsporre, Brudgran
Ukrainian: Билинець комариний
Vietnamese: Fragrant orchid
Welsh: Tegeirian pêr pêr

Synonyms

Dactylodenia comigera (Rchb.) Aver.
Dactylogymnadenia comigera (Rchb.) Rauschert
Gymnadenia alpina (Turcz. ex Rchb.f.) Czerep.
Gymnadenia angustifolia Ilse
Gymnadenia anisoloba Peterm.
Gymnadenia comigera Rchb.
Gymnadenia conopsea f. albiflora Moldenke
Gymnadenia conopsea f. albiflora Y.N.Lee
Gymnadenia conopsea f. comigera (Rchb.) Rchb.f.
Gymnadenia conopsea f. crenulata (Beck) Soó
Gymnadenia conopsea f. elatior Zapał.
Gymnadenia conopsea f. gracilis Zapał.
Gymnadenia conopsea f. lapponica J.E.Zetterst.
Gymnadenia conopsea f. monticola Schur
Gymnadenia conopsea f. niphobia Engenst.
Gymnadenia conopsea f. ornithis (Jacq.) Neuman
Gymnadenia conopsea f. praecox (Schönh.) Soó
Gymnadenia conopsea f. schurii Soó
Gymnadenia conopsea f. serotina (Schönh.) Soó
Gymnadenia conopsea f. subdensiflora C.G.Westerl.
Gymnadenia conopsea f. sublobata Zapał.
Gymnadenia conopsea f. transsilvanica Soó
Gymnadenia conopsea f. trifida (Zapał.) Soó
Gymnadenia conopsea f. unicuspis C.G.Westerl.
Gymnadenia conopsea lus. albiflora (Zapał.) Zimm.
Gymnadenia conopsea lus. leucantha (Schur) Soó
Gymnadenia conopsea prol. alpina (Turcz. ex Rchb.f.) Rouy
Gymnadenia conopsea prol. pseudoconopsea (P.E.Parm.) Rouy
Gymnadenia conopsea prol. pyrenaica (Philippe) Rouy
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. alpina Janch. ex Soó
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. angustifolia (Asch. & Graebn.) Walth.Zimm.
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. comigera (Rchb.) K.Richt.
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. montana Bisse
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. peloria (Foucault ex Poir.) K.Richt.
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. pyrenaica (Philippe) K.Richt.
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. serotina (Schönh.) Dworschak
Gymnadenia conopsea var. aestivalis W.Foelsche
Gymnadenia conopsea var. alba Gray
Gymnadenia conopsea var. albiflora Zapał.
Gymnadenia conopsea var. alpina Turcz. ex Rchb.f.

and 60 more.

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 1,990 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stefan Haag, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: The original uploader was, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Terry Instone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Felicia Seichter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Piotr Lukasik, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.