Orchids of Himachal Pradesh
80 orchids on the India list have an open record placed in Himachal Pradesh, 4 of them threatened (2 Endangered and 2 Vulnerable) and 1 endemic to India.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened orchids of Himachal Pradesh (4)
- Cypripedium himalaicum Himalayan Cypripedium EN
- Dactylorhiza hatagirea Himalayan Marsh Orchid EN
- Cypripedium cordigerum Heart-shaped Slipper Orchid VU
- Malaxis muscifera VU
Orchids of Himachal Pradesh endemic to India (1)
All orchids of Himachal Pradesh on the list (80)
- Aerides multiflora Multi-flowered Aerides
- Brachycorythis galeandra
- Brachycorythis obcordata
- Calanthe plantaginea
- Calanthe puberula
- Calanthe tankervilleae
- Calanthe tricarinata
- Cephalanthera longifolia Narrow-leaved Helleborine
- Cheirostylis orobanchoides
- Coelogyne cristata
- Crepidium acuminatum
- Cymbidium macrorhizon
- Cypripedium cordigerum Heart-shaped Slipper Orchid VU
- Cypripedium himalaicum Himalayan Cypripedium EN
- Cyrtosia lindleyana
- Dactylorhiza graggeriana
- Dactylorhiza hatagirea Himalayan Marsh Orchid EN
- Dactylorhiza incarnata Early Marsh-orchid
- Dactylorhiza majalis Broad-leaved Marsh Orchid
- Dendrolirium lasiopetalum
- Dienia cylindrostachya
- Epipactis gigantea
- Epipactis helleborine Broad-leaved helleborine
- Epipactis royleana Himalayan Red Helleborine
- Epipactis veratrifolia Eastern Marsh Helleborine
- Epipogium aphyllum Ghost Orchid
- Epipogium roseum Rose Epipogium
- Eulophia dabia
- Eulophia herbacea
- Gastrochilus distichus
- Goodyera biflora
- Goodyera fusca
- Goodyera repens lesser rattlesnake plantain
- Gymnadenia orchidis
- Habenaria arietina
- Habenaria commelinifolia Commelina-Leaf Habenaria
- Habenaria digitata
- Habenaria ensifolia
- Habenaria furcifera
- Habenaria intermedia
- Habenaria marginata Golden yellow Habenaria
- Habenaria pectinata
- Habenaria plantaginea Plantain Orchid
- Habenaria stenopetala
- Hemipilia chusua
- Hemipilia cordifolia
- Herminium clavigerum
- Herminium edgeworthii
- Herminium elisabethae
- Herminium lanceum
- Herminium latilabre
- Herminium monophyllum
- Herminium monorchis Musk Orchid
- Herminium pugioniforme
- Liparis glossula
- Liparis nervosa Pantropical Widelip Orchid
- Liparis odorata fragrant liparis
- Liparis rostrata
- Malaxis muscifera VU
- Neottia listeroides
- Nervilia concolor tall shield orchid
- Nervilia gammieana
- Oberonia acaulis
- Orchis spitzelii
- Oreorchis foliosa
- Oreorchis micrantha
- Pecteilis gigantea
- Pecteilis susannae Lady Susan's Orchid
- Peristylus constrictus
- Peristylus goodyeroides
- Pinalia leucantha
- Rhynchostylis retusa Foxtail Orchid
- Satyrium nepalense Nepal Satyrium
- Spathoglottis plicata Philippine Ground Orchid
- Spiranthes australis austral ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes flexuosa Nepalese Ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes sinensis Chinese Spiranthes
- Spiranthes spiralis Autumn Ladies' Tresses
- Vanda testacea
- Zeuxine strateumatica centipede grass orchid
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