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Orchidaceae

Bog orchid

Hammarbya paludosa (L.) Kuntze

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Hammarbya

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Bog orchid: Hammarbya paludosa
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (20)
Bulgarian
Блатна хамарбия
Czech
Měkkyně bahenní, Měkkyně bahenníc
Dutch
Veenmosorchis
English
Bog orchid, Bog adder's-mouth orchid
Estonian
Sookäpp, Harilik sookäpp
Finnish
Suovalkku
French
Malalix a une feuille
German
Sumpf-Weichorchis, Sumpf-Weichwurz, Sumpfweichblatt
gsw
Sumpf-Weichkraut
hsb
Bahnowy wutlik
Hungarian
Tőzegorchidea, Fiókás tőzegorchidea
Lithuanian
Pelkinė laksva, Laksva
Norwegian
Myggblomst
Norwegian Bokmål
Myggblom, Myggblomst
Norwegian Nynorsk
Myggblom
Polish
Wątlik błotny, Wątlik
Slovenian
Barjevka
Swedish
Myggblomster
Ukrainian
Хамарбія болотна, М'якух болотний, Малаксис, М’якух болотний, Хаммарбія болотна
Welsh
Tegeirian bach y gors

Synonyms

  • Epipactis paludosa (L.) F.W.Schmidt
  • Hammarbya paludosa var. robusta Verm.
  • Malaxis paludosa (L.) Sw.
  • Malaxis palustris (Huds.) Rich.
  • Ophrys paludosa L.
  • Ophrys palustris Huds.
  • Orchis paludosa (L.) Pall.
  • Sturmia paludosa (L.) Rchb.

Photos

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.