Orchidaceae

Man orchid

Orchis anthropophora (L.) All.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Orchis

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Common names

By language (18)

Arabic: سحلب بشري
Catalan: Flor de l'home penjat
Chinese: 人帽兰
Croatian: Okruglastogomoljasta bezostruška
Dutch: Poppenorchis
English: Man orchid
French: Homme pendu
German: Ohnhorn
grc: Σατύριον
hsb: Mužikowa bjezwotrožka
Italian: Ballerina
Lithuanian: Šlaitinis beragis
Luxembourgish: Gaalgemännche-Bouwekraut
Persian: ارکیده آدم
Russian: Ацерас фигурный
Spanish: Orquídea hombre
Swedish: Spökyxne
Welsh: Tegeirian y gŵr

Synonyms

Aceras anthropomorphum (Pers.) Sm.
Aceras anthropophorum (L.) R.Br.
Aceras anthropophorum (L.) W.T.Aiton
Aceras anthropophorum (L.) Sm.
Aceras anthropophorum f. angustatum (Rouy) Maire
Aceras anthropophorum f. apiculatum Höppner
Aceras anthropophorum f. latior (Rouy) Maire
Aceras anthropophorum f. purpurata Balayer
Aceras anthropophorum lus. flavescens W.Zimm. ex Asch. & Graebn.
Aceras anthropophorum var. angustata Rouy
Aceras anthropophorum var. angustatum Rouy
Aceras anthropophorum var. balearicum Chodat
Aceras anthropophorum var. latior Rouy
Arachnites anthropophora (L.) F.W.Schmidt
Himantoglossum anthropophorum (L.) Spreng.
Loroglossum anthropophorum (L.) Rich.
Loroglossum brachyglotte Rich.
Ophrys anthropomorpha Willd.
Ophrys anthropophora L.
Satyrium anthropomorpha Pers.
Satyrium anthropomorphum Pers.
Satyrium anthropophora (L.) Pers.
Serapias anthropophora (L.) Jundz.

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). About our plant data.