Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Orchidaceae > Genus Neottia

Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Neottia*	Guett.	accepted genus name
*Archineottia*	S. C. Chen	heterotypic synonym
*Bifolium*	Nieuwl.	heterotypic synonym
*Cardiophyllum*	Ehrh.	heterotypic synonym
*Diphryllum*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Diplandrorchis*	S. C. Chen	heterotypic synonym
*Distomaea*	Spenn.	heterotypic synonym
*Holopogon*	Kom. & Nevski	heterotypic synonym
*Listera*	R. Br.	heterotypic synonym
*Neottidium*	Schltdl.	heterotypic synonym
*Nidus*	Riv. ex Kuntze	heterotypic synonym
*Nidus-avis*	Ortega	heterotypic synonym
*Ophris*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Pollinirhiza*	Dulac	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Ophrys nidus-avis*	L.	basionym
*Distomaea nidus-avis*	(L.) Spenn.	homotypic synonym
*Epipactis nidus-avis*	(L.) Crantz	homotypic synonym
*Helleborine nidus-avis*	(L.) F. W. Schmidt	homotypic synonym
*Listera nidus-avis*	(L.) Curtis	homotypic synonym
*Malaxis nidus-avis*	(L.) Bernh.	homotypic synonym
*Neottidium nidus-avis*	(L.) Schltdl.	homotypic synonym
*Serapias nidus-avis*	(L.) Steud.	homotypic synonym
*Helleborine succulenta*	F. W. Schmidt	heterotypic synonym
*Neottia macrostelis*	Peterm.	heterotypic synonym
*Neottia nidus-avis f. dilatata*	Zapał.	heterotypic synonym
*Neottia nidus-avis f. glandulosa*	Beck	heterotypic synonym
*Neottia nidus-avis f. micrantha*	Zapał.	heterotypic synonym
*Neottia orobanchoidea*	St.-Lag.	heterotypic synonym
*Neottia squamosa*	Dulac	heterotypic synonym
*Neottia abortiva*	auct., non Gray	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: neòtia sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: (linnun)pesäjuuri sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Spanish, Castillian: nido de ave; nido de pajaro; nido de pájaro sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: nästrot

Literature

nomenclatural reference	De Orchid. Eur.: 37. 1817

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d077f950-0b0c-4882-960e-142a31a9e565

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Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex II/B 2009 This species may be hunted under national legislation, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, and only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated in the Directive, according to Annex II/B of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species may be hunted under national legislation, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, and only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated in the Directive, according to Annex II/B of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

AnnexIII/B 2009

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.