Orchidaceae
Pale orchid
Orchis pallens
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Orchis
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Common names
By language (16)
- Bulgarian
- Бледен салеп
- Czech
- Vstavač bledý
- Dutch
- Bleke orchis
- English
- Pale orchid
- German
- Blasses Knabenkraut, Bleiches Knabenkraut
- hsb
- Blěda pihawka
- Hungarian
- Sápadt kosbor
- Italian
- Orchide pallida
- Latvian
- Bāldzeltenā dzegužpuķe
- Polish
- Storczyk blady
- Russian
- Ятрышник бледный
- Slovak
- Vstavač bledý
- Slovenian
- Bleda kukavica
- Spanish
- Orquídea pálida, Orquidea palida, Orquidea pálida, Orquídea palida
- Turkish
- Solgun salep
- Ukrainian
- Зозулинець блідий
Synonyms
- Androrchis pallens (L.) D.Tyteca & E.Klein
- Orchis pallens f. pseudopallens Rchb.f.
- Orchis pseudopallens K.Koch
- Orchis sulphurea Sims
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 475 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: CaracalShan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcin Zuwała, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Dany Perrier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: arthur_haendler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: baffo0903, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Marek Hrušovský, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: baffo0903, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Charlène Selva, 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). About our plant data.