SimplePlant

Orchidaceae

Small white orchid

Pseudorchis albida (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Pseudorchis

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Common names

By language (15)
Bulgarian
Белезникав лъжесалеп
Czech
Běloprstka bělavá
Dutch
Witte muggenorchis
English
Small white orchid, Small-white orchid, Vanilla-scented bog orchid
Finnish
Ahovalkokämmekkä, Tunturivalkokämmekkä, Valkokämmekkä
German
Weisse Höswurz, Weiße Höswurz, Weisse-Hoswurz, Höswurz, Weißzunge, Weißzüngel
hsb
Naběl kukawka
Norwegian
Fjellhvitkurle
Norwegian Bokmål
Hvitkurle, Lavlandshvitkurle, Lavlandskvitkurle, Fjellhvitkurle, Fjellkvitkurle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Kvitkurle, Fjellkvitkurle
Polish
Gołek białawy, Gołek, Leucorchis
Russian
Псевдорхис беловатый, Псевдорхис, Леукорхис беловатая, Леукорхис беловатый
Swedish
Vityxne, Klubbsporre, Fjällyxne
Ukrainian
Псевдорхіс білуватий
Welsh
Tegeirian bach gwyn

Synonyms

  • Bicchia albida (L.) Parl.
  • Bicchia albida var. tricuspis (Beck) E.G.Camus
  • Blephariglottis albiflora Raf.
  • Chamorchis albida (L.) Dumort.
  • Coeloglossum albidum (L.) Hartm.
  • Entaticus albidus (L.) Gray
  • Entaticus albidus var. major Gray
  • Gymnadenia albida (L.) Rich.
  • Gymnadenia albida f. minor Zapał.
  • Gymnadenia albida f. subalpina Neuman
  • Gymnadenia albida f. tricuspis (Beck) Neuman
  • Gymnadenia albida subsp. straminea (Fernald) Løjtnant
  • Gymnadenia albida var. borensis Zapał.
  • Gymnadenia albida var. tricuspis Beck
  • Gymnadenia straminea (Fernald) P.Delforge
  • Habenaria albida (L.) R.Br.
  • Habenaria albida var. straminea (Fernald) F.J.A.Morris & E.A.Eames
  • Habenaria densiflora Schur
  • Habenaria straminea Fernald
  • Habenaria transsilvanica Schur
  • Leucorchis albida (L.) E.Mey.
  • Leucorchis albida f. breviloba (Schltr.) Soó
  • Leucorchis albida f. lucida (Fuss) Soó
  • Leucorchis albida f. subalpina (Neuman) Soó
  • Leucorchis albida f. tricuspis (Beck) Soó
  • Leucorchis albida subsp. straminea (Fernald) Á.Löve
  • Leucorchis albida var. breviloba Schltr.
  • Leucorchis albida var. tricuspis (Beck) Schltr.
  • Leucorchis lucida Fuss
  • Leucorchis straminea (Fernald) Á.Löve
  • Orchis albida (L.) Scop.
  • Orchis alpina (Ség.) Crantz
  • Orchis parviflora Poir.
  • Peristylus albidus (L.) Lindl.
  • Platanthera albida (L.) Lindl.
  • Platanthera albida var. straminea (Fernald) Luer
  • Pseudorchis albida f. straminea (Fernald) O.Gruss & M.Wolff
  • Pseudorchis albida f. tricuspis (Beck) Oddone
  • Pseudorchis albida subsp. albida
  • Pseudorchis albida subsp. straminea (Fernald) Á.Löve & D.Löve

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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.