Ponerorchis species are widely distributed in Eurasia, mainly in temperate regions, but extending into northern Indo-China. In Europe, they are found in Poland and Eastern Europe. In temperate Asia, they extend from Siberia to the Russian Far East, Mongolia, China and Eastern Asia. They are also found in the north of the Indian subcontinent (the western Himalayas, Nepal, the eastern Himalayas and the ) and in northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam).