Orchidaceae

Four-spotted orchis

Orchis quadripunctata Cirillo ex Ten.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Orchis

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Four-spotted orchis (Orchis quadripunctata) — FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Four-spotted orchis, Four-spotted orchid
German: Vierpunkt-Knabenkraut
Greek: Όρχις η τετράστικτη
Italian: Orchide a quattro punti

Synonyms

Anacamptis trichocera K.Koch
Androrchis quadripunctata (Cirillo ex Ten.) D.Tyteca & E.Klein
Gymnadenia humilis Lindl.
Orchis bipunctata Raf.
Orchis cupanii Tod.
Orchis hostii Tratt.
Orchis nicodemi Sieber ex Steud.
Orchis quadripunctata f. albiflora (Soó) De Langhe & D'hose
Orchis quadripunctata f. macrochila Halácsy
Orchis quadripunctata lus. albiflora Soó
Orchis quadripunctata var. albiflora C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis
Orchis trichocera Brongn.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 97 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Felicia Seichter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Terry Instone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mario Garofano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marina_Giann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hans Stieglitz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.