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Orchidaceae

Yellow widelip orchid

Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Liparis

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Yellow widelip orchid: Sumpf-Glanzkraut Liparis loeselii , Müritz-Gebiet, FFH-Art
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:12, 30 October 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (27)
arz
ليباريس لويسيلى
Belarusian
Ласняк Лёзеля
Bulgarian
Льозелов липарис
Chinese
罗氏羊耳蒜, 羅氏羊耳蒜
Czech
Hlízovec Loeselův
Danish
Mygblomst
Dutch
Groenknolorchis, Sturmia
English
Yellow widelip orchid, Bog twayblade, Fen orchid
Estonian
Soohiilakas
Finnish
Kiiltovalkku
French
Laparis de loesel
German
Sumpf-Glanzkraut, Glanzkraut, Glanzorchis, Glanzstendel, Torf-Glanzkraut
hsb
Bahnowa błyšćawka
Hungarian
Hagymaburok, Lápi hagymaburok
Italian
Liparide
Japanese
リパリス・ローゼリー
Latvian
Lēzeļa lipare
Lithuanian
Dvilapis purvuolis
Norwegian Bokmål
Fettblad
Norwegian Nynorsk
Feittblad
Polish
Lipiennik Loesela
Russian
Лосняк Лёзеля, Глянцелистник Лёзеля, Липарис Лозеля, Липарис Лёзеля
Slovenian
Loeselova grezovka
Spanish
Anistylis lutea
Swedish
Gulyxne, Myggnycklar
Ukrainian
Жировик Лезеля
Welsh
Tegeirian y fign galchog

Synonyms

  • Cymbidium loeselii Sw.
  • Cymbidium loeselii (L.) Sw.
  • Leptorchis loeselii MacMill.
  • Leptorkis loeselii (L.) MacMill.
  • Liparis bifolia St.-Lag.
  • Malaxis correanaa Bart.
  • Malaxis loeselii (L.) Sw.
  • Mesoptera loeselii (L.) Raf.
  • Ophrys loeselii L.
  • Ophrys pulchella Salisb.
  • Orchis loeselii (L.) MacMill.
  • Paliris loeselii (L.) Dumort.
  • Pseudorchis loeselii (L.) Gray
  • Serapias loeselii (L.) Hoffm.
  • Sturmia loeselii (L.) Rchb.
  • Sturmia loeselii (L.) Rchb.

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.