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Orchidaceae

Lizard orchid

Himantoglossum hircinum (L.) Spreng.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Himantoglossum

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Lizard orchid: Himantoglossum hircinum , Naturraum „Bauland“
Photo: BerndH, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (18)
Arabic
خطمي الكلب, خطمي الثعلب, سحلب, قاتل اخيه
arz
هيمانتوجلوسوم هيرسينوم
Bulgarian
Обикновена пърчовка
Catalan
Orquídia del llangardaix
Czech
Jazýček kozlí
Dutch
Bokkenorchis
English
Lizard orchid
French
Loroglosse à odeur de bouc, Satyre fétide
German
Bocks-Riemenzunge, Bocksorchis, Bocksriemenzunge
hsb
Wšědna byklinka
Hungarian
Bakbűzű sallangvirág, Mediterrán sallangvirág
Italian
Barbone caprino
Luxembourgish
Bock-Rimmerzong
Persian
ارکیده مارمولکی
Slovak
Jazýčkovec kozí
Spanish
Orquídea del Lagarto, Orquidea del lagarto
Vietnamese
Lizard Orchid
Welsh
Tegeirian y fadfall

Synonyms

  • Aceras hircinum (L.) Lindl.
  • Aceras hircinum var. calamistratum Gallé
  • Aceras hircinum var. divergens Gallé
  • Aceras hircinum var. forcipula Gallé
  • Aceras hircinum var. platyglossum É.Gallé
  • Aceras hircinum var. thuringiacum M.Schulze
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. acutum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. brevibracteatum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. brevilaciniatum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. calamistratum (Gallé) Soó
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. coloriglossum Voelckel & Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. comosum Waisb.
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. divergens Soó
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. forcipula (Gallé) Soó
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. latisectum Waisb.
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. laxiflorum W.Zimm.
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. longelaciniatum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. purpureum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum f. thuringiacum (M.Schulze) M.Schulze
  • Himantoglossum hircinum lus. albidum W.Zimm.
  • Himantoglossum hircinum lus. inodorum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum lus. viridans W.Zimm.
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. aestivalis Kreutz & Steinfeld
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. altum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. bracteatum Schltr.
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. comosum Waisb.
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. confusum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. hircinum
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. hirsutum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. minusculum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. obtusum De Langhe
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. pendulum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. praealtum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. pullum Kurt.Wagner
  • Himantoglossum hircinum var. viride Kurt.Wagner
  • Loroglossum hircinum (L.) Rich.
  • Loroglossum hircinum f. calamistratum (Gallé) E.G.Camus
  • Loroglossum hircinum f. divergens E.G.Camus
  • Loroglossum hircinum f. forcipula (Gallé) E.G.Camus
  • Loroglossum hircinum var. minor Gray

and 4 more.

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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.