Taxon: Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.

Summary

Genus:

Cephalanthera

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Tribe:

Neottieae

Nomen number:

404417

Place of publication:

De orchid. eur. 38. 1817 (Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 4:60. 1818)

Verified:

02/06/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Serapias rubra L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:400-401.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	red-helleborine			1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Swedish	röd skogslilja			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov	Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:400-401.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Native
Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, Norway
MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Saratov]
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France, Portugal

Reference(s)

Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:400-401.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404417. Accessed 10 November 2026.