Orchids

For a quick overview of all species of which I hold pictures, click here. You can click on the thumbnails to link to the page for each species, or go direct, using the links below.

English Name	Scientific Name
Lady's-slipper	Cypripedium calceolus
White Helleborine	Cephalanthera damasonium
Sword-leaved Helleborine	Cephalanthera longifolia
Red Helleborine	Cephalanthera rubra
Marsh Helleborine	Epipactis palustris
Dark-red Helleborine	Epipactis atrorubens
Violet Helleborine	Epipactis purpurata
Broad-leaved Helleborine	Epipactis helleborine
Young's Helleborine	Epipactis helleborine var. youngiana
Narrow-lipped Helleborine	Epipactis leptochila
Dune Helleborine	Epipactis dunensis
'Lindisfarne' Helleborine	Epipactis sancta
Green-flowered Helleborine	Epipactis phyllanthes
Ghost Orchid	Epipogium aphyllum
Bird's-nest Orchid	Neottia nidus-avis
Common Twayblade	Listera ovata
Lesser Twayblade	Listera cordata
Autumn Lady's-tresses	Spiranthes spiralis
Irish Lady's-tresses	Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Creeping Lady's-tresses	Goodyera repens
Fen Orchid	Liparis loeselii
Bog Orchid	Hammarbya paludosa
Coralroot Orchid	Corallorhiza trifida
Musk Orchid	Herminium monorchis
Greater Butterfly-orchid	Platanthera chlorantha
Lesser Butterfly-orchid	Platanthera bifolia
Pyramidal Orchid	Anacamptis pyramidalis
Small-white Orchid	Pseudorchis albida
Fragrant Orchid	Gymnadenia conopsea, densiflora and borealis
Frog Orchid	Coeloglossum viride
Common Spotted orchid	Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Heath Spotted orchid	Dactylorhiza maculata
Early Marsh-orchid	Dactylorhiza incarnata
Southern Marsh-orchid	Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Pugsley's Marsh Orchid	Dactylorhiza traunsteineroides
Northern Marsh-orchid	Dactylorhiza purpurella
Western Marsh-orchid	Dactylorhiza majalis
Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid	Dactylorhiza traunsteineri
Lapland Marsh-orchid	Dactylorhiza lapponica
Early-purple Orchid	Orchis mascula
Green-winged Orchid	Orchis morio
Burnt Orchid	Orchis ustulata
Lady Orchid	Orchis purpurea
Military Orchid	Orchis militaris
Monkey Orchid	Orchis simia
Monkey / Lady Orchid hybrid	Orchis simia x purpurea
Man Orchid	Aceras anthropophorum
Lizard Orchid	Himantoglossum hircinum
Fly Orchid	Ophrys insectifera
Fly x Bee Orchid	Ophrys insectifera x apifera
Early Spider-orchid	Ophrys sphegodes
Bee Orchid	Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid	Ophrys apifera - varieties and forms
Late Spider-orchid	Ophrys fuciflora
Tongue Orchids	Serapias
Loose-flowered Orchid	Orchis laxiflora