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  • Psychopsis (Oncidiium) papilio - epiphytic orchid,Trinidad<br />
known colloquially as Butterfly Orchid
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  • Sparse-flowered Orchid - Orchis pauciflora<br />
and Four-spotted Orchid O. quadripunctata
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  • Bertoloni's Bee Orchid - Ophrys bertolonii
    162639.jpg
  • Hybrid between Lady Orchid and Monkey Orchid
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  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea
    162525.jpg
  • Sparse-flowered Orchid - Orchis pauciflora
    162686.jpg
  • Roman Orchid - Dactylorhiza romana
    162663.jpg
  • Sawfly Orchid - Ophrys tenthredenifera
    162674.jpg
  • Elder-flowered Orchid - Dactylorhiza sambucina
    162672.jpg
  • Pink Butterfly Orchid - Anacamptis papilionacea
    162613.jpg
  • Small-flowered Tongue Orchid - Serapias parviflora
    162598.jpg
  • Serapias bergonii - an eastern Mediterranean tongue orchid
    162596.jpg
  • Long-lipped Tongue or Plughshare Tounge Orchid - Serapias vomeracea
    162560.jpg
  • Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis
    162303.jpg
  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula, Stoke Woods, Bicester, Oxfordshire owned by the Woodland Trust
    162423.jpg
  • Four-spotted Orchid - Orchis quadripunctata
    162687.jpg
  • Sparse-flowered Orchid - Orchis pauciflora
    162684.jpg
  • Elder-flowered Orchid - Dactylorhiza sambucina
    162671.jpg
  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes<br />
apochromatic form
    162669.jpg
  • Roman Orchid - Dactylorhiza romana
    162666.jpg
  • Roman Orchid - Dactylorhiza romana
    162665.jpg
  • Pink butterfly Orchid - Anacamptis papilionacea
    162641.jpg
  • Bumblebee Orchid - Ophrys bomyliflora
    162637.jpg
  • Bumblebee Orchid - Ophrys bomyliflora
    162636.jpg
  • Pink Butterfly Orchid - Anacamptis papilionacea
    162611.jpg
  • Bumblebee Orchid - Ophrys bomyliflora
    162600.jpg
  • Ploughshare or Long-lipped Tongue Orchid - Serapias vomeracea
    162589.jpg
  • Green-winged Orchid - Anacamptis morio<br />
Gargano Peninsula, Italy
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  • Green-winged Orchid - Anacamptis morio<br />
Gargano Peninsula, Italy
    162556.jpg
  • Dense-flowered Orchid - Neotinea maculata
    162492.jpg
  • Dense-flowered Orchid - Neotinea maculata
    162491.jpg
  • Sparse-flowered Orchid - Orchis pauciflora
    162490.jpg
  • Sparse-flowered Orchid - Orchis pauciflora
    162489.jpg
  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula, Stoke Woods, Bicester, Oxfordshire owned by the Woodland Trust
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  • Monkey Orchid - Orchid simia
    160862.jpg
  • Small-flowered Tongue Orchid - Serapias parviflora
    162597.jpg
  • Ploughshare or Long-lipped Tongue Orchid - Serapias vomeracea
    162590.jpg
  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula, Stoke Woods, Bicester, Oxfordshire owned by the Woodland Trust
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  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea (top row - Oxfordshire, bottom row - Kent)
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  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea
    160850.jpg
  • Monkey Orchid - Orchid simia
    160861.jpg
  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea
    160918.jpg
  • Monkey Orchid - Orchid simia
    160920.jpg
  • Holy Orchid - Orchis sancta
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  • Monkey Orchid - Orchid simia
    160863.jpg
  • Monkey Orchid - Orchid simia
    160859.jpg
  • Monkey Orchid - Orchid simia - Kent
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  • Monkey Orchid - Orchid simia - Kent
    160917.jpg
  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea
    160919.jpg
  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea
    160924.jpg
  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea
    160926.jpg
  • Komper's Orchid - Komperia komperiana
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  • Lady Orchid - Orchid purpurea
    160925.jpg
  • Ghost Orchid - Epipogium aphyllum
    163180.jpg
  • Ghost Orchid - Epipogium aphyllum
    163177.jpg
  • Ghost Orchid - Epipogium aphyllum
    163173.jpg
  • Ghost Orchid - Epipogium aphyllum
    163178.jpg
  • Ghost Orchid - Epipogium aphyllum
    163176.jpg
  • Ghost Orchid - Epipogium aphyllum
    163175.jpg
  • Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera
    163133.jpg
  • Ghost Orchid - Epipogium aphyllum
    163179.jpg
  • Southern Marsh x Common Spotted Orchid hybrid
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  • Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis at Kenfig Nature Reserve, South Wales
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  • Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis at Kenfig Nature Reserve, South Wales
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  • Small-flowered Tongue Orchid - Serapias parviflora
    162627.jpg
  • Bee/Fly Orchid hybrid - Ophrys apifera x O. insectifera
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  • Small-flowered Tongue Orchid - Serapias parviflora
    162626.jpg
  • Northern Green Orchid - Platanthera hyperborea growing beside Marl Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis
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  • AUTUMN LADY’S-TRESSES Spiranthes spiralis (Orchidaceae) Height to 15cm<br />
Charming little orchid that is easy to overlook until you have got your eye in. Grows in short, dry grassland, both inland and on coastal turf and dunes. FLOWERS are pure white and both the petals and sepals are downy; borne in a distinct spiral up the grey-green stem (Aug-Sep). FRUITS are egg-shaped and downy. LEAVES appear as a basal rosette of oval leaves that wither long before the flower stem appears.
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  • Coralroot Orchid - Corallorhiza trifida
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  • Naked Man Orchid - Orchis italica
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  • Naked Man Orchid - Orchis italica
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  • Lizard Orchid - Himantoglossum hircinum
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  • Musk Orchid - Herminium monorchis
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  • AUTUMN LADY’S-TRESSES Spiranthes spiralis (Orchidaceae) Height to 15cm. Charming little orchid that is easy to overlook until you have got your eye in. Grows in short, dry grassland, both inland and on coastal turf and dunes. FLOWERS are pure white and both the petals and sepals are downy; borne in a distinct spiral up the grey-green stem (Aug-Sep). FRUITS are egg-shaped and downy. LEAVES appear as a basal rosette of oval leaves that wither long before the flower stem appears. STATUS-Locally common in S England, Wales and SW Ireland.
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  • WHITE HELLEBORINE Cephalanthera damasonium (Orchidaceae) Height to 50cm. Attractive orchid of woods and scrub on calcareous soils, often under beech (Fagus sylvatica). FLOWERS are 15-20mm long, creamy white, bell-shaped and partially open; each has a leafy bract and they are borne in tall spikes (May-Jul). FRUITS form and swell at the base of the flowers. LEAVES are broad and oval at the base, but become smaller up the stem. STATUS-Locally common in S England only.
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  • WHITE HELLEBORINE Cephalanthera damasonium (Orchidaceae) Height to 50cm. Attractive orchid of woods and scrub on calcareous soils, often under beech (Fagus sylvatica). FLOWERS are 15-20mm long, creamy white, bell-shaped and partially open; each has a leafy bract and they are borne in tall spikes (May-Jul). FRUITS form and swell at the base of the flowers. LEAVES are broad and oval at the base, but become smaller up the stem. STATUS-Locally common in S England only.
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  • SWORD-LEAVED HELLEBORINE Cephalanthera longifolia (Orchidaceae) Height to 50cm. An elegant orchid of woods and scrub on calcareous soils. Superficially similar to White Helleborine. FLOWERS are 20mm long, pure white, bell-shaped and open more fully than those of White Helleborine; each has a leafy bract, and they are borne in tall spikes (May-Jun). FRUITS form at the base of the flowers. LEAVES are long and narrow (narrower than White Helleborine), the largest at the base. STATUS-Local and scarce, least so in SE England where it occurs in scattered colonies.
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  • Charming little orchid of moorland and conifer forests. Surprisingly easy to overlook on account of its size, and because it often grows under clumps of Heather. FLOWERS are small (2-3mm long) and reddish, comprising a hood and a forked lip; borne on a reddish stem, in a loose spike of 5-12 flowers (Jun-Aug). FRUITS form at the base of the flowers, altering the appearance of the reddish flowering spike very little. LEAVES comprise a pair of oval basal leaves, up to 4cm long. STATUS-Widespread but distinctly local in northern and north-west regions. Scarce or absent south of north Wales, the species’ southernmost outpost being on Exmoor.
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  • Coralroot Orchid - Corallorhiza trifida
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  • Burnt Orchid - Neotinea ustulata
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  • Man Orchid - Orchis anthropophorum
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  • Musk Orchid - Herminium monorchis
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  • Fly Orchid variety - Ophrys insectifera var. ochroleuca
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  • Pugley's Marsh Orchid - Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides
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  • Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis
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  • Northern Green Orchid - Platanthera hyperborea growing beside Marl Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis
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  • LESSER TWAYBLADE Listera cordata (Orchidaceae) Height to 20cm. Charming little orchid of moorland and conifer forests. Surprisingly easy to overlook on account of its size, and because it often grows under clumps of Heather. FLOWERS are small (2-3mm long) and reddish, comprising a hood and a forked lip; borne on a reddish stem, in a loose spike of 5-12 flowers (Jun-Aug). FRUITS form at the base of the flowers, altering the appearance of the reddish flowering spike very little. LEAVES comprise a pair of oval basal leaves, up to 4cm long. STATUS-Widespread but distinctly local in northern and north-west regions. Scarce or absent south of north Wales, the species’ southernmost outpost being on Exmoor.
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  • SWORD-LEAVED HELLEBORINE Cephalanthera longifolia (Orchidaceae) Height to 50cm. An elegant orchid of woods and scrub on calcareous soils. Superficially similar to White Helleborine. FLOWERS are 20mm long, pure white, bell-shaped and open more fully than those of White Helleborine; each has a leafy bract, and they are borne in tall spikes (May-Jun). FRUITS form at the base of the flowers. LEAVES are long and narrow (narrower than White Helleborine), the largest at the base. STATUS-Local and scarce, least so in SE England where it occurs in scattered colonies.
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  • Height to 50cm. An attractive orchid although the true beauty of its flowers are often difficult to appreciate because it usually grows in deep shade. Favours woods on calcareous soils, usually Beech (Fagus sylvatica). FLOWERS are reddish pink, bell-shaped and open widely at the mouth; borne in open spikes (Jun-Jul). FRUITS form and swell at the base of the flowers. LEAVES are long and narrow. STATUS-Rare and local in S England only, but possibly overlooked because of its favoured habitat.
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  • Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera
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  • WHITE HELLEBORINE Cephalanthera damasonium (Orchidaceae) Height to 50cm. Attractive orchid of woods and scrub on calcareous soils, often under beech (Fagus sylvatica). FLOWERS are 15-20mm long, creamy white, bell-shaped and partially open; each has a leafy bract and they are borne in tall spikes (May-Jul). FRUITS form and swell at the base of the flowers. LEAVES are broad and oval at the base, but become smaller up the stem. STATUS-Locally common in S England only.
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  • Military Orchid - Orchis militaris
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  • Green-winged Orchid - Orchis morio
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  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes
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  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes
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  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes
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  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes - Shakespeare Cliff/Samphire Hoe, Kent
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  • Bird's-nest Orchid - Neottia nidus-avis
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  • Early Spider Orchid - Ophrys sphegodes
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